Presidential Candidates

2024 is bound to be an interesting, exciting, and very consequential election year. To select a president, however, you must know what issues they prioritize and what makes them a good candidate. You will get that information in this article and links to their campaign websites. Also, please take the time to read through at least till the end of the 2nd section.

Major Candidates

Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris is the 47th vice-president of the US. Her policies include creating strict gun regulations, calling for abortion rights, continuing affirmative action in the country, investing in fighting climate change, aiding Ukraine in its war against Russia, lowering Medicare prices, protecting and enforcing the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, ending the death penalty, enforcing school attendance, calling for LGBTQ+ rights, providing disaster relief, and not supporting the USMCA (due to a belief that it does not address the "crises of the moment," climate change). Her running mate is Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota.

Donald J. Trump, Sr.

Donald Trump was the 45th president of the US. He is the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, and his policies are fighting against climate change legislation, increasing police power, showing skepticism towards some free trade agreements, supporting an “America First” foreign policy, drastic solutions to stopping illegal immigration (including building a wall along the US-Mexico border), rolling back many LGBTQ+ rights legislation, and supporting anti-abortion legislation. His running mate is J.D. Vance, a U.S. Senator representing Ohio.

Major Third-Party Candidates

#Note: Candidates do not have ballot access in some states

Jill Stein

Jill Stein is a physician, activist, and politician. She is the presumptive nominee of the Green Party of the US, and her policies are stopping climate change, addressing police brutality, prohibiting assault weapons, giving free tuition to students in public colleges, calling for an “economic bill of rights,” stopping U.S. involvement in foreign wars, pushing for free healthcare to the public, promising to widen pathways for legal immigration, criticizing illegal immigration, and protecting abortion rights. Her running mate is Butch Ware, a historian from the University of California, and their ticket is listed as independent in Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, New Hampshire, and Ohio.

Chase Oliver

Chase Oliver is a sales account executive, activist, and politician. He is the nominee of the Libertarian Party, and his policies are protecting abortion rights, letting businesses deal with climate change, changing our system of elections from first-past-the-post to ranked-choice voting, supporting free trade, taking the U.S. out of foreign wars, and opening up legal immigration to an “Ellis Island-style.” His running mate is Mike ter Maat, a businessman, and their ticket is listed as independent in Alabama and North Dakota.

Claudia De la Cruz

Claudia De la Cruz is a community organizer and activist. She is the nominee of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and her policies are calling for LGBTQ+ rights, creating a major party "for the working class" and giving them a voice, taxing billionaires, pulling the U.S. out of potential conflict, giving out free healthcare to the public, and supporting abortion rights. His running mate is Karina Garcia, another community organizer, and their ticket is listed as independent in Georgia, Idaho, Utah, and Wisconsin.

Minor Third-Party/Independent Candidates

#Note: Candidates do not have ballot access in the majority of states

Randall Terry