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[RabzonKhan]

The most important dates on the 2024 presidential election calendar​

Joe Biden and Donald Trump


Erin Doherty

The 2024 presidential election calendar is taking shape, with the first electoral contests just over a month away.

Why it matters: Absent a major change to the current primary dynamics, it's looking increasingly likely that President Biden and former President Trump will face each other in a rematch next November.

• March 4 — North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses
• March 5 — Super Tuesday (Alabama, Alaska Republican caucuses, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa Democratic caucuses results released, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia)

Republican and Democratic conventions​

• July 15-18 — Republican National Convention
• Aug. 19-22 —Democratic National Convention

Debates​

• Sept. 16 — Presidential debate at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas
• Sept. 25 — Vice presidential debate at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania
• Oct. 1 — Presidential debate at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia
• Oc. 9 — Presidential debate at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah

Presidential election​

• The 2024 presidential election will take place on Nov. 5, 2024

Editor's note: This story will be updated with new details throughout.

• Trump's legal peril is likely to be a central part of his 2024 presidential campaign as he navigates campaigning and his numerous court hearings.

What to watch: Trump's legal team has mounted challenges to many of his trials, seeking to delay them until after the election. Some of his trial dates are in flux as the challenges make their way through the courts.

Early primary contests​

• Jan. 10 — Republican primary debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa hosted by CNN
• Jan. 15 — Iowa Republican presidential caucuses
• Jan. 21 — Republican primary debate at St. Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire hosted by CNN
• Jan. 23 — New Hampshire presidential primary
• Feb. 3 — South Carolina Democratic presidential primary
• Feb. 6 — Nevada Democratic presidential primary
• Feb. 8 — Nevada and Virgin Islands Republican presidential caucuses
• Feb. 24 — Republican South Carolina presidential primary
• Feb. 27 — Michigan presidential primary
• March 2 — Idaho and Missouri Republican caucuses
• March 3 — D.C. Republican presidential primary

• March 4 — North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses
• March 5 — Super Tuesday (Alabama, Alaska Republican caucuses, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa Democratic caucuses results released, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia)

Republican and Democratic conventions​

• July 15-18 — Republican National Convention
• Aug. 19-22 —Democratic National Convention

Debates​

• Sept. 16 — Presidential debate at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas
• Sept. 25 — Vice presidential debate at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania
• Oct. 1 — Presidential debate at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia
• Oc. 9 — Presidential debate at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah

Presidential election​

• The 2024 presidential election will take place on Nov. 5, 2024

Editor's note: This story will be updated with new details throughout.

 

[RabzonKhan]

The MAGA Republicans celebrating impeachment enquiry against Biden.

 

[Sharma Ji]

This corpse of a man has no business being POTUS. I hope he doesn't run again, surely the dems have someone better they can offer the American people.

 

[Developereo]

I wonder if, and how much, Biden's handling of Gaza will split the Dem vote.
Maybe just enough to shoo in Trump.

 

[VCheng]

I wonder if, and how much, Biden's handling of Gaza will split the Dem vote.
Maybe just enough to shoo in Trump.

Have either or both of them been nominated as their respective party's candidate? Might be a bit presumptive at the moment.

 

[Developereo]

Have either or both of them been nominated as their respective party's candidate? Might be a bit presumptive at the moment.

I think most people already figure it will be between these two unless health or the law gets one of them.
The also-rans are already irrelevant and the system is just going through the motions.

 

[VCheng]

I think most people already figure it will be between these two unless health or the law gets one of them.
The also-rans are already irrelevant and the system is just going through the motions.

Yes, people have their current favorites, but I would suggest that it is a long road till the nominations by both parties.

 

[uhuru]

Have either or both of them been nominated as their respective party's candidate? Might be a bit presumptive at the moment.

2 party state - all corrupt as a one party state.

Did US never have more than 2 parties? It is definitely not a democracy then.

I am glad none of the wumao lizards here for now on this new forum

 

[VCheng]

2 party state - all corrupt as a one party state.

Did US never have more than 2 parties? It is definitely not a democracy then.

The US system is far from perfect, but all I can say is that it still works better than many other examples out there.

 

[Developereo]

2 party state - all corrupt as a one party state.

Did US never have more than 2 parties? It is definitely not a democracy then.

You are right: all so-called democracies are a sham at the national level.
But @VCheng is also right: it is better than the alternatives.

Democracy works well enough at the council level but simply does not scale beyond a certain point.
The real power is the media: it can make or break any candidate, as Ross Perot, Ron Paul and others found out.
Media ownership in all democracies, including the US and Australia, is not very diverse: a handful of people decide which candidates will be allowed to pass the media gauntlet.
Trump only succeeded because he is media-savvy and played the media at their own game.

 

[uhuru]

The US system is far from perfect, but all I can say is that it still works better than many other examples out there.

but it is not a democracy. Two party state is no different than a duo-poly.

 

[VCheng]

You are right: all so-called democracies are a sham at the national level.
But @VCheng is also right: it is better than the alternatives.

Democracy works well enough at the council level but simply does not scale beyond a certain point.
The real power is the media: it can make or break any candidate, as Ross Perot, Ron Paul and others found out.
Media ownership in all democracies, including the US and Australia, is not very diverse: a handful of people decide which candidates will be allowed to pass the media gauntlet.
Trump only succeeded because he is media-savvy and played the media at their own game.

To criticize or berate, or even being idealistic is easy. Actually showing that any alternatives actually deliver better results is not.

but it is not a democracy. Two party state is no different than a duo-poly.

USA has just as valid a claim to democracy as just about every other country that claims the same, and with demonstrably better results.

A rose by any other name ... ...

 

[Developereo]

but it is not a democracy. Two party state is no different than a duo-poly.

Well, to be pedantic, most democracies are actually republics. On rare occasions, democracies hold referendums or plebiscites but most issues are decided by representatives. Holding a referendum for every single issue would be ridiculously expensive and tire out the citizenry anyway.

The US federal election system is even more bizarre because of federalism concerns. The electoral college is designed to protect the rights of smaller constituencies, otherwise candidates would simply pander to the big cities and ignore the concerns of rural citizens and smaller states. After all, without proper safeguards, democracy is just a euphemism for mob rule. The electoral college gets a lot of flak from foreigners, but it was a carefully thought out compromise to assuage the concerns of smaller states.

 

[dbc]

Did US never have more than 2 parties?

it did, such as the Free Soil Party, but most perished by the middle of the 19 th century.
The most widely supported theory for this phenomenon is offered by French social gist Maurice Duverger.

Duverger's law - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[VCheng]

it did, such as the Free Soil Party, but most perished by the middle of the 19 th century.
The most widely supported theory for this phenomenon is offered by French social gist Maurice Duverger.

Duverger's law - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Is that how China has eight political parties?

One can call it anything, but any system can only be judged by the results that it delivers.