How are the US presidential elections going?
- January 13, 2024
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USA called to the polls to elect a president in just under 10 months, on November 5th, but voting to elect him will begin next Monday from meeting
USA called to the polls to elect a president in just under 10 months, on November 5th, but voting to elect him will begin next Monday from meeting Iowa State. How are these elections going?
Primary elections
To choose their candidate, both parties open the primary process, which this year officially begins on January 15 in Iowa for the Republican Party and February 3 in South Carolina for the Democratic Party.
From now until early June, each of the 50 U.S. states and territories holds primaries or caucuses (a type of caucuses) almost weekly to select a candidate.
Each state operates differently and has its own rules, so who can vote in primaries or participate in caucuses depends on where they are held.
As the election calendar progresses, the favorite(s) are identified and the remaining candidates are dropped either due to lack of support or lack of money.
Democrats and Republicans
When a president is running for re-election, as is the case Joe Biden In 2024, there is a sense within the party that he is eligible to be a candidate and typically faces little opposition in his primaries.
This year, for example, only writer Marianne Williamson and Congressman Dean Phillips are vying for Biden’s candidacy.
It’s different when there’s no president of your own party to throw shade, and the race tends to be tighter.
Former President’s participation Donald Trump (2017-2021) in the Republican presidential race is something very rare in American political history and is the clear favorite, but he will still have to compete for the nomination with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis or the former Governor of South Carolina. and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley.
Summer Conventions
In reality, primaries are not direct elections, but rather citizens choose party delegates to represent them at the conventions that both parties hold in the summer to nominate their candidates.
The Republican National Convention will take place from July 15 to 18 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the Democratic National Convention will take place from August 19 to 22 in Chicago, Illinois.
Also in the summer, a few days before the conventions, the candidate who wins the primaries usually announces who will be his vice presidential ticket, first in line to the throne.
With the nomination of two candidates, the internal struggle ends and the election campaign for the White House officially begins.
Three personal debates
As fall approaches, parties and candidates focus on campaigning, especially in states considered key or “core,” in this case Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Arizona.
Candidates are abandoning those campaigns for three presidential and vice presidential debates that are openly broadcast on a national network.
The presidential debates will take place on September 16 in San Marcos, Texas, October 1 in Petersburg, Virginia, and October 9 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The meeting of vice presidents will take place on September 25 in Easton, Pennsylvania.
White House Elections
The election is scheduled for November 5 (it is always held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November), although some states begin voting by mail several weeks earlier.
In America’s complex political and electoral system, it is the states, not the nation, that are responsible for administering elections, even presidential elections, each of which has its own laws and rules.
The fact that the system is so complex also increases the importance of the media, as they are the ones who, on election night or in the hours after, report who the winner of an election is, as it takes weeks for authorities to release the results.
Electoral college
As happens in primaries and delegate conventions, elections elect the 538 members of the Electoral College to the White House, who must meet later to vote for the president.
These 538 members are allocated proportionally to the population of the 50 states and the District of Columbia under a system in which the winner in each state except Maine and Nebraska takes all the electors.
That’s why the election is really on the line in a few key or “core” states.
Certification and Inauguration Day
After the Electoral College meets, Congress must certify the vote. Historically, this was a procedure, but it has become very relevant in 2021 due to the attack on the Capitol by Trump followers who tried to paralyze the procedure.
On January 20, known as “Inauguration Day,” the president-elect takes office in Congress and minutes later walks down Pennsylvania Avenue in the federal capital, making the short journey to the White House.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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