2024 Q U I C K L I N K S

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> Constitution Party 2023 Presidential Nominating Convention in Salt Lake City, UT starts with committee meetings on April 24-25, followed by business sessions on April 26-27.

Summary of the Race (04/16/24): We are now in month two of what is effectively an eight-month general election campaign. Although the primary period runs until June, the presumptive major party nominees were effectively determined by the March 5, 2024 Super Tuesday contests. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump dominated their respective primary contests. Biden faces questions about whether, at 81 years, he is too old. Trump, 77, faces 91 felony counts in four cases; jury selection in the first of these, People v. Donald J. Trump, began on April 15 before the New York County Supreme Court (>). Currently, the Biden campaign is building out general election infrastructure in key states, opening offices, and adding staff. The Republican side seems to be lagging following Trump's somewhat messy takeover of the RNC. Speculation is ongoing about whom Trump will choose as his running mate.

Ballot Access
Third party and independent candidates for president are not expected to fare well in November, but could affect the outcome of a close race. Three to watch are Kennedy/Shanahan, West/Abdullah and Stein/tba. Right now, in states around the country, Independent and third party presidential candidates are working on ballot access. To be elected president a candidate must carry states totaling at least 270 electoral votes. For third party and Independent candidates, the quest for ballot access is an arduous task. The Libertarians and Greens are expected to be on the ballot in enough states to achieve the 270 number. The Kennedy campaign, aided by American Values 2024, and the West campaign have active ballot access efforts going on.

- Green Party presumptive nominee Dr. Jill Stein is on the ballot in 20 states and DC totaling 257 electoral votes (AZ-11, AR-6, CA-54, CO-10, FL-30, ID-4, HI-4, LA-8, ME-4, MI-15, MS-6, MT-4, NM-5, NC-16, OR-8, SC-9, TX-40, UT-6, WV-4, WI-10, and DC-3).

- Constitution Party has access in 12 states totaling 113 electoral votes (AK-3, CO-10, FL-30, ID-4, MI-15, MS-6, OR-8, SC-9, UT-6, WI-10, and WY-3). To watch: NC-16 and WV-4.

A couple of other ballot access notes. No Labels' proposal for a Unity Ticket 2024 drew considerable attention, but the group ended its effort on April 4, 2024 after failing to find a candidate (more); No Labels had achieved ballot access in 18 states totaling 151 electoral votes. There were also efforts in several states to disqualify Trump from the ballot under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment; the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against those in a March 4, 2024 opinion [PDF].

Disinformation, Misinformation, and Threats to Election Security
Threats to the integrity of our elections include foreign influence operations, cyberattacks, domestic rumor-mongering, and intimidation of voters and election officials. The National Association of Secretaries of State's #TrustedInfo2024 provides accurate information on election processes, procedures and security. At the federal level, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is working with election officials to counter risks; see #Protect2024. The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence planned to hold a hearing "An Update on Threats to 2024 Elections" on April 17, 2024 but has postponed it. House Speaker Johnson is reportedly planning to introduce an "election integrity" bill which would prevent non-citizens from voting.

See Also: 2024 Campaign Literature.

Conventions
CONSTITUTION – ~~April 17-20, 2024~~changed to April 24-27, 2024
2024 Presidential Nominating Convention [Salt Lake City, UT]

LIBERTARIANS – May 24-26, 2024
2024 Libertarian National Convention [Washington, DC]

GREENS – July 11-14, 2024
Annual National Meeting & Presidential Nominating Convention [virtual]
nominating process

REPUBLICANS – July 15-18, 2024
2024 Republican National Convention COA
Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee
Coalition to March on the RNC

[note: Paris 2024 Olympic Games – July 26-Aug. 11, 2024]

DEMOCRATS – Aug. 19-22, 2024
2024 Democratic National Convention Committee
Chicago DNC 2024
DemList 2024 Convention Calendar
Coalition to March on the DNC

Debates
Commission on Presidential Debates (proposed sites/dates)
Trump letter [PDF] (04/11/24)

Transition
CRS: "Presidential Transition Act: Provisions and Funding" (2/24)
Project 2025 (conservative)

2024 Candidates

Democratic
President Joe Biden/Vice President Kamala Harris: The White House | Biden for President. Grassroots: Granite State Write-In. Pro-Biden Super PACs: Granite for America [NH] | Unite the Country. More Independent Groups: Building Back Together (501(c)(4)). Opposition: Committee to Defeat the President. C-SPAN - Biden, Harris | FEC. ...@joebiden | fb/joebiden

Marianne Williamson: Marianne Williamson for President | Marianne Williamson Learning Center. C-SPAN | FEC. ...@marwilliamson | fb/williamsonmarianne. [suspended campaign Feb. 7; unsuspended campaign Feb. 28]

Jason Palmer: Palmer for President. C-SPAN | FEC.

Republican

Former President Donald J. Trump: Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc. | The Trump Organization. Pro-Trump Super PAC: MAGA Inc. More Independent Groups: Pastors for Trump. Opposition: Lincoln Project. C-SPAN | FEC. ...TruthSocial | fb/DonaldTrump

former Republican candidates...

Independent
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr./Nicole Shanahan: Team Kennedy. Pro-Kennedy Super PACs: American Values 2024 | Heal the Divide, Inc. PAC. Another Independent Group: People4Kennedy.com. C-SPAN | FEC. ...@RobertKennedyJr | fb/rfkjr Shanahan: Bia-Echo Foundation.
...Indep. from Oct. 9, 2023; formerly pursued Democratic nomination

Dr. Cornel West/Dr. Melina Abdullah: Cornel West for President | Dr. Cornel West. C-SPAN | FEC. ...@CornelWest | fb/drcornelwest Abdullah: DocMellyMel.
...Indep. from Oct. 5, 2023; formerly pursued Green nomination

Libertarian
Jacob Hornberger (VA): Jacob Hornberger for President | The Future of Freedom Foundation. C-SPAN. ...@JacobforLiberty | fb/JacobforLiberty

Lars Mapstead (CA): Lars Mapstead for President. ...@libertarianlars

Chase Oliver (GA): Chase Oliver for President. ...@ChaseforLiberty | fb/ChaseforLiberty

Mike ter Maat (VA): Mike ter Maat for President Committee ....@terMaatMike | fb/mike.termaat.7311

Green - PSCC

Jill Stein (MA): Jill Stein for President. C-SPAN. ...@DrJillStein | fb/drjillstein

[Cornel West pursued the Green Party nomination June 13-Oct. 5, 2023, then opted to run as an Independent]

Constitution - Presidential Nominating Convention
...possible candidates include Randall Terry and Joel Hansen as well as Joel Skousen, Jim Harvey, Samm Tittle, Daniel Clyde Cummings and Louis Charles Hook.
More

FEC - Candidates for President

Opposition: American Bridge 21st Century | RNC - Fact Check Biden

Former Republican candidates
Hiow The Republican Field Thinned to One
Exits: Suarez (Aug. 29) | Hurd (Oct. 9) | Johnson (Oct. 20) | Elder (Oct. 27) | Pence (Oct. 28) | Scott (Nov. 12) | Burgum (Dec. 4) | Christie (Jan. 10) | first votes cast || Ramaswamy (Jan. 15) | Hutchinson (Jan. 16) | DeSantis (Jan. 21) | Binkley (Feb. 27) | Haley (Mar. 6).
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley (SC): Nikki Haley for President. Pro-Haley Super PAC: SFA Fund, Inc. / Stand for America PAC. More Independent Groups: Independents for Nikki. C-SPAN | FEC. [Stand for America (leadership PAC)]. ...@NikkiHaley | fb/NikkiHaley
Ryan Binkley (TX) [out Feb. 27, 2024]: Binkley for President 2024 | Create Church | Generational Equity. FEC. ...@ryanbinkley | fb/Binkley2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis (FL) [out Jan. 21, 2024]: Ron DeSantis for President | Office of the Governor. Pro-DeSantis Super PACs: Never Back Down | Fight Right, Inc.. Opposition: DeSantis Watch. C-SPAN | FEC. ...@RonDeSantis | fb/RonDeSantis

Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson (AR) [out Jan. 16, 2024: Asa for America. C-SPAN | FEC. [America Strong and Free PAC (leadership PAC)]. ....@AsaHutchinson | fb/AsaforPresident

Vivek Ramaswamy [out Jan. 15, 2024]: Vivek 2024. Pro-Ramaswamy Super PAC: American Exceptionalism PAC. C-SPAN | FEC. ...@VivekGRamaswamy | fb/VivekGRamaswamy

Former Gov. Chris Christie (NJ) [out Jan. 10, 2024]: Chris Christie for President, Inc. | Christie 55 Solutions LLC. Pro-Christie Super PAC: Tell It Like It Is PAC. C-SPAN | FEC. ...@GovChristie | fb/govchristie

Gov. Doug Burgum (ND) [out Dec. 4, 2023]: Doug Burgum for America, Inc. | Office of the Governor. Pro-Burgum Super PAC: Best of America PAC. C-SPAN | FEC. ...@DougBurgum | fb/DougBurgum

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (SC) [out Nov. 12, 2023]: Tim Scott for America | U.S. Senate Office. Pro-Scott Super PAC: Trust in the Mission PAC (TIM PAC). C-SPAN | Congress.gov | FEC. [Opportunity Matters Fund (527)]. ...@votetimscott | fb/votetimscott

Former Vice President Mike Pence [out Oct. 28, 2023]: Mike Pence for President. Pro-Pence Super PAC: Committed to America PAC. C-SPAN | FEC. [Advancing American Freedom (501 (c)(4))]. ...@mike_pence | fb/mikepence

Larry Elder [out Oct. 27, 2023]: Elder for President 24. C-SPAN | FEC. ...@larryelder | fb/TakeBackThisCountry

Perry Johnson [out Oct. 20, 2023]: Perry Johnson for President Inc | Perry Johnson Registrars. C-SPAN | FEC. ...@PJQualityGuru | fb/PJQualityGuru

Former U.S. Rep Will Hurd (TX) [out Oct. 9, 2023]: Hurd for America. C-SPAN | FEC. ...@willhurd | fb/WillHurd

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez [out Aug. 29, 2023]: Suarez for President, Inc. | Office of the Mayor. Pro-Suarez Super PAC: SOS America PAC. C-SPAN | FEC. ...@FrancisSuarez | fb/FrancisXSuarez

NOT RUNNING Republicans included:
Former Sec. of State Mike Pompeo (KS): CAVPAC
Gov. Chris Sununu (NH): Live Free or Die
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (VA): Spirit of Virginia PAC

Former Democratic candidates:
Cenk Uygur [out Mar. 6, 2024]: Cenk for America. C-SPAN | FEC. ...@cenkuygur

U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips (MN) [out Mar. 6, 2024]: Dean 24 | U.S. House Office. Pro-Phillips Super PAC: Pass the Torch USA. C-SPAN | FEC. ...@deanbphillips | fb/Dean24Official

[Marianne Williamson suspended campaign Feb. 7, 2024, but unsuspended campaign Feb. 28]

[Robert F. Kennedy pursued the Democratic Party nomination Apr. 5-Oct. 9, 2023, then opted to run as an Independent]

Unity Ticket proposal:
No Labels: Insurance Policy 2024 | a countering view. [ended Apr. 4, 2024]
...many prospects have ruled out a run including former Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD), Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) and former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ).

Nominating Calendars

The Democratic calendar started with unapproved (>) NH (Jan. 23), SC (Feb. 3), NV (Feb. 6), and MI (Feb. 27) plus IA (Feb. 19 deadline/results Mar. 5).
The Republican calendar started with IA (Jan. 15), NH (Jan. 23), NV (NV GOP caucus Feb. 8 / state run primary Feb. 6), and SC (Feb. 24).
Iowa

Des Moines Register-Iowa Caucuses
Iowa Torch-Politics
The Iowa Standard
Iowa Starting Line
Bleeding Heartland
Iowa Public Radio-News
IPTV-Iowa Press
4president.org-Iowa (Mike Dec)

Iowa Democratic Party

Iowa Republican Party

New Hampshire
WMUR-Politics
Union Leader-Politics: Voters First
NHPR-Politics
Concord Monitor-Elections
NHJournal

New Hampshire Democratic Party
Republican Party of New Hampshire

Nevada
The Nevada Independent
Las Vegas Sun | Politics
Las Vegas Review-Journal | Politics and Government
Reno Gazette-Journal

Nevada State Democratic Party
Nevada Republican Party

South Carolina
The State-Politics
The Post and Courier-Politics
FITS News-South Carolina

South Carolina Republican Party
South Carolina Democratic Party

RESULTS:
MARCH 5 Primaries (Unoff. Results): ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA.
MARCH 5 Caucuses:
ALASKA Republicans. Total votes 10,554: Trump 9,243, Haley 1,266, Ramaswamy 45.
UTAH Republicans +.
AM. SAMOA Democrats. Total votes 93 (2 invalid): Palmer 56%, Biden 44%.
IOWA Democrats. All mail-in/online Presidential Preference Caucus with a Feb. 19, 2024 deadline, results announced MARCH 5: Of 12,193 votes tallied, Biden 11,083, Uncommitted 480, Phillips 362, Williamson 268. Results

MARCH 3: DC Republican Primary Results
Of 2,035 votes tallied Haley won 62.9%, Trump 33.2% and 5 others 3.92%.

MARCH 2: MICHIGAN Republican District Convention (>). IDAHO Republican Caucus   Results. MISSOURI Republican Caucus Results.

MICHIGAN: Feb. 27, 2004 Presidential Primary   Unoff. Results
Republican: Of 1,106,548 votes tallied Trump won 68.2% to Haley 26.6%, Uncommitted 3.0% and DeSantis 1.2%.
Democratic: Of 758,014 votes tallied Biden won 81.1% to Uncommitted 13.3%, Williamson 3.0% and Phillips 2.6%.

SOUTH CAROLINA: Feb. 24, 2024 Republican Presidential Preference Primary Results
- Of 756,806 votes tallied former President Donald Trump garnered 451,905 votes (59.8%) and former Gov. Nikki Haley 298,674 votes (39.5%).

NEVADA: Feb. 8, 2024 Republican Caucus   Unoff. Results
- Former President Donald Trump defeated Pastor and Businessman Ryan Binkley by 59,982 to 540.
NEVADA: Feb. 6, 2024 Nevada Democratic Presidential Preference Primary Unoff. Results
- President Joe Biden won with 89.3% of the vote followed by NOTC at 5.6% and Marianne Williamson at 3.1%.

SOUTH CAROLINA: Feb. 3, 2024 Democratic Presidential Preference Primary   Results
- Of 131,472 votes tallied, President Joe Biden won with 96.21% of the vote followed by Marianne Wiliamson at 2.08% and U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips at 1.71%.

NEW HAMPSHIRE: Jan. 23, 2024 Presidential Primary   Results
- A record number of voters turned out for the primary.
Republican: 325,427 ballots were tallied; former President Donald Trump defeated former Gov. Nikki Haley by 54.3% to 43.2%.
Democratic: 125,811 votes were tallied; President Joe Biden was not on the ballot but a write-in effort helped him secure a decisive win: 63.9% to 19.6% for U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips and 4% for Marianne Williams..

IOWA: Jan. 15, 2024 Republican Caucuses Results
- Amid low turnout (110,272 caucusgoers), former President Donald Trump won by a record margin, gaining support of 51.0% of caucusgoers to 21.2% for Gov. Ron DeSantis and 19.1% for former Gov. Nikki Haley.
Republican Party of Iowa: Binkley | DeSantis (NBD) | Haley | Hutchinson | Ramaswamy | Trump.
Iowa Caucus Consortium

Republican Presidential Debates
CNN:
- Drake University in Des Moines, IA on Wed. Jan. 10, 2024.
RNC-sponsored:
- Fourth debate was held in Tuscaloosa, AL on Wed. Dec. 6, 2023.
- Third debate was held in Miami, FL on Wed. Nov. 8, 2023.
- Second debate was held at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA on Wed. Sept. 27, 2023.
- First debate was held in Milwaukee, WI on Thurs. Aug. 24, 2023.

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