US Presidential Elections 2024: Who are the Republican, Democrat and Independent candidates?

Two Republican candidates, including GOP front-runner Donald Trump and Indian American candidate Nikki Haley, are competing to become their party’s presidential nominee for the 2024 general election, while President Joe Biden is the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party, and There are several third party candidates. Joined the fray.

Here is a list of candidates.

Donald Trump

Firebrand former President Trump, embroiled in controversy over his comments on NATO, has pleaded not guilty to charges in four separate criminal cases. He leveraged them to increase his popularity among Republicans and raise funds, putting him in the lead among Republicans in the latest Reuters/Ipsos polling with 49%. He won the party’s first nominating contest in Iowa by taking more than half the vote.

Trump, 77, has called the indictments a political witch hunt to thwart his second four-year term, a claim the Justice Department has rejected. If re-elected, Trump has promised other sweeping changes, including dismantling the federal civil service to install loyalists and implementing tougher immigration policies such as mass deportations and ending birthright citizenship. He has also promised to eliminate Obamacare health insurance and impose harsh restrictions on trade with China.

nikki haley

Haley, 52, a former governor of South Carolina and Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, has emphasized her relative youth compared to Biden and Trump, 81, as well as her background as the daughter of Indian immigrants. Haley has gained a reputation in the Republican Party as a solid conservative with the ability to address issues of gender and race more credibly than many of her peers.

He has also presented himself as a staunch defender of American interests abroad, and has argued that Trump’s management style is too chaotic and divisive to be effective. She earned 12% support among Republicans and finished third in Iowa behind Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who dropped out on Sunday, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Democratic Party

Joe Biden

Amid growing concerns about his age, the oldest US president will have to convince voters he has the ability to remain in office for another four years amid poor approval ratings. Biden’s aides say they believe he is the only Democratic candidate who can defeat Trump. Recent polls have him at 35%, the same support level as Trump.

Biden has declared that it is his job to defend American democracy and referred to the deadly January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters. Vice President Kamala Harris is his partner again. The economy will be a factor in his re-election campaign. Biden has led the response of Western governments to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, persuading allies to impose sanctions on Moscow and support Kiev.

He has been supporting Israel in its conflict with Hamas terrorists in Gaza. However, he has faced sharp criticism from some within his own party for failing to support calls for a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory, where Gaza health officials say more than 25,000 people have died. At home, Biden’s handling of immigration policy has been criticized by Republicans and Democrats as migrant crossings at the US-Mexico border reached record highs during his administration.

dean phillips

Dean Phillips, a little-known US congressman from Minnesota, announced in October that he would mount a long-term challenge to Biden because he does not believe the president can win another term.

Announcing his bid in a one-minute video posted online, the 55-year-old millionaire businessman and gelato company co-founder said: “We’ve got some challenges. … We’re going to repair this economy, and we’re going to repair America.

independent

robert f kennedy jr

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 70, an anti-vaccine activist, is running as an independent candidate after initially challenging Biden for the Democratic nomination, but he is far behind in the polls.

But recent Reuters/Ipsos polls suggest Kennedy could do more damage to Biden than Trump in a presidential election where third-party candidates have influenced the outcome of US elections even without winning. They received support from 18% of respondents when included as an option in the latest survey.

He is the son of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968 during his presidential bid. Kennedy was banned from Instagram for spreading misinformation about vaccines and the COVID-19 pandemic, but was later reinstated. He lost a legal bid to force YouTube owner Google to restore videos he made questioning the safety of COVID vaccines.

Cornel West

The political activist, philosopher and academic said in June that he would launch a third-party bid for the presidency that would likely appeal to progressive, Democratic-leaning voters.

West, 70, initially ran as a Green Party candidate, but in October he said people “want good policies rather than partisan politics” and announced his bid as an independent candidate. He has promised to end poverty and guarantee housing.

Jill Stein

Jill Stein, a physician, renewed her 2016 Green Party bid on November 9, accusing Democrats of “repeatedly betraying their promises to working people, youth, and the climate – while Republicans have previously made such promises.” Do not place.”

Stein, 73, raised millions of dollars to force a recount after Trump’s surprise victory in 2016. His allegations led to only one election review in Wisconsin, which showed Trump had won.

(with agency input)