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This article is a list of United States presidential candidates. The first U.S. presidential election was held in 1788–1789, followed by the second in 1792. Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter.
On November 14, 2024, Reuters characterized Trump's nominations thus far as rewarding loyalists, with some nominees having notably few qualifications for their proposed job. [ 204 ] A CBS News poll released on November 25, 2024 found that 59% of Americans approve of the presidential transition.
This is a list of the candidates for the offices of president of the United States and vice president of the United States of the Republican Party, either duly preselected and nominated, or the presumptive nominees of a future preselection and election. Opponents who received over one percent of the popular vote or ran an official campaign that ...
Following President Trump's election, there were around 4,000 political appointment positions which the incoming Trump administration needed to review, and fill or confirm, of which 1,212 required Senate confirmation. [1] [2] The Washington Post has identified 757 key positions requiring U.S. Senate confirmation.
Prior to the passage of the 22nd Amendment, presidents could run for re-election without restriction; [1] Donald Trump is the first president to win a non-consecutive term since its passage. [2] Some presidents have been recruited, requested, or drafted to run again. This list, however, only includes those presidents who actively campaigned.
Fmr. President: Donald Trump: FL 1946 78 Senator JD Vance: OH 1984 40 49.8 58 1: 2024: O D Vice President Kamala Harris: CA 1964 60 Governor Tim Walz: MN 1964 60 48.3 42 2 2020: C D Fmr. Vice President: Joe Biden: DE 1942 77 Senator Kamala Harris: CA 1964 56 51.3 56.9 1: 2020: I R President Donald Trump: FL 1946 74 Vice President Mike Pence: IN ...
Trump's refusal to condemn the white supremacist Proud Boys during a 2020 presidential debate [580] and his comment, "Proud Boys, stand back and stand by", were attributed to increased recruitment for the pro-Trump group. [581] Trump has been identified as a key figure in increasing political violence in America, both for and against him.
The presidential candidates are listed here based on three criteria: They were not members of one of the six major parties in U.S. history: the Federalist Party, the Democratic-Republican Party, the National Republican Party, the Whig Party, the Democratic Party, and the Republican Party [1] at the time of their candidacy.