2024 Elections
Vox answers your biggest questions about the 2024 elections.
![J.D. Vance has made it impossible for Trump to run away from Project 2025](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2163101562.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0044193035177642%2C0%2C99.991161392964%2C100&w=2400)
He wrote the foreword for a new book by Project 2025’s architect — and has backed some of its most extreme ideas.
![J.D. Vance has made it impossible for Trump to run away from Project 2025](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2163101562.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0044193035177642%2C0%2C99.991161392964%2C100&w=2400)
He wrote the foreword for a new book by Project 2025’s architect — and has backed some of its most extreme ideas.
![So what does Joe Biden do now?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162012636.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.216666666667%2C0%2C71.566666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![So what does Joe Biden do now?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162012636.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C3.4233814625058%2C100%2C93.153237074988&w=2400)
In an Oval Office speech, Biden said his farewells. But his job isn’t done yet.
![Could a short campaign be exactly what Kamala Harris needs?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162426041.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Could a short campaign be exactly what Kamala Harris needs?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162426041.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Dozens of other democracies have short election cycles. Can the Democrats learn something from them?
![Who could be Kamala Harris’s VP? The potential list, briefly explained.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2160744008_a0c39e.webp?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Who could be Kamala Harris’s VP? The potential list, briefly explained.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2160744008_a0c39e.webp?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Popular Democratic governors from swing states are among those likely in contention.
The latest in 2024 Elections
![What Kamala Harris really thinks about Israel and Gaza](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-878131632.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=18.136769078295%2C0%2C63.726461843409%2C100&w=2400)
![What Kamala Harris really thinks about Israel and Gaza](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-878131632.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=2.205153617443%2C0%2C95.589692765114%2C100&w=2400)
Biden’s approach to the war in Gaza has been divisive. Would Harris chart a new path?
![Why does Kamala Harris want to be president?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162572505.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Why does Kamala Harris want to be president?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162572505.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
It’s difficult to predict what a Harris presidency would look like. But there are some clues.
![The one thing Veep captures better than any other political show](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/veep-julia.webp?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
![The one thing Veep captures better than any other political show](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/veep-julia.webp?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
With Kamala Harris’s ascendancy, the series is on everyone’s mind — and the reason it resonates goes deeper than you might think.
![Joe Biden’s enormous, contradictory, and fragile climate legacy](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1793259269.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.663429792193%2C0%2C66.673140415615%2C100&w=2400)
![Joe Biden’s enormous, contradictory, and fragile climate legacy](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1793259269.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0048548402757547%2C100%2C99.990290319448&w=2400)
If elected, Trump could slow down Biden’s progress, but the shift to clean energy is unstoppable.
![“What was not a race yesterday is a race today”: David Axelrod on Biden dropping out](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1728292220.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.6625%2C0%2C66.675%2C100&w=2400)
![“What was not a race yesterday is a race today”: David Axelrod on Biden dropping out](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1728292220.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0062492188476426%2C100%2C99.987501562305&w=2400)
What a fresh face might mean for the November presidential election.
![Could Kamala Harris’s “Brat summer” win her the presidency?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Kamala_Brat_01.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.692708333333%2C0%2C66.614583333333%2C100&w=2400)
![Could Kamala Harris’s “Brat summer” win her the presidency?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Kamala_Brat_01.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0390625%2C0%2C99.921875%2C100&w=2400)
Democrats have their first “Brat” candidate. What will it get them?
![Kamala Harris is the underdog](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161325694_1854d4.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.672025723473%2C0%2C66.655948553055%2C100&w=2400)
![Kamala Harris is the underdog](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161325694_1854d4.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0080385852090075%2C0%2C99.983922829582%2C100&w=2400)
Democrats have high hopes, but she’s starting off down in polls and faces challenges ahead.
![Will Harris automatically replace Biden? Plus six other questions about the next steps, answered.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161823256.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Will Harris automatically replace Biden? Plus six other questions about the next steps, answered.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161823256.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Does Harris automatically replace Biden now? Your questions about the process, answered.
![Why is everyone talking about Kamala Harris and coconut trees?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1429079905.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.669530847225%2C0%2C66.660938305551%2C100&w=2400)
![Why is everyone talking about Kamala Harris and coconut trees?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1429079905.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0042962708369174%2C0%2C99.991407458326%2C100&w=2400)
Ironic Kamala Harris meme-ing isn’t so ironic anymore.
![What Kamala Harris’s track record on climate makes clear](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2159966599.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![What Kamala Harris’s track record on climate makes clear](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2159966599.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Biden was the best climate president ever. Will she build on that legacy?
![Harris isn’t her party’s best candidate. Biden was still right to endorse her.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162039073.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Harris isn’t her party’s best candidate. Biden was still right to endorse her.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162039073.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The best option isn’t always a great one.
![It was not undemocratic for the Democrats to dump Joe Biden](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1241165594.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![It was not undemocratic for the Democrats to dump Joe Biden](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1241165594.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The party was (belatedly) trying to listen to voters.
![Biden just quit the race and endorsed Kamala Harris. What happens now?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161687527.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.710606367877%2C0%2C66.578787264247%2C100&w=2400)
![Biden just quit the race and endorsed Kamala Harris. What happens now?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161687527.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.065909551815047%2C0%2C99.86818089637%2C100&w=2400)
Democrats are taking a leap into the unknown.
![Does Kamala Harris give Democrats a better chance to win?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2159971779.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.675%2C0%2C66.65%2C100&w=2400)
![Does Kamala Harris give Democrats a better chance to win?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2159971779.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.012500000000003%2C0%2C99.975%2C100&w=2400)
The debate over the vice president’s prospects against Trump, explained.
![Biden drops out, backs Harris in 2024 race](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161483504.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Biden drops out, backs Harris in 2024 race](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161483504.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
![The RNC clarified Trump’s 2024 persona: Moderate authoritarian weirdo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161859247.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.6625%2C0%2C66.675%2C100&w=2400)
![The RNC clarified Trump’s 2024 persona: Moderate authoritarian weirdo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161859247.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0062492188476426%2C100%2C99.987501562305&w=2400)
The Trump campaign is at once a savvy, disciplined operation and an illiberal narcissist’s personality cult.
![Kamala Harris and the border: The myth and the facts](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1233324068.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Kamala Harris and the border: The myth and the facts](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1233324068.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
No, Kamala Harris is not a “border czar.” But that doesn’t matter to Republicans.
![Democrats are finally taking on Biden �� and giving the party a chance to win](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1475605191.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.66994879874%2C0%2C66.660102402521%2C100&w=2400)
![Democrats are finally taking on Biden — and giving the party a chance to win](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1475605191.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0049231981094877%2C0%2C99.990153603781%2C100&w=2400)
Pelosi, Schumer, and Obama have all signaled to Joe that it’s time to go.
![Biden is betting on impossible promises to progressives](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161175828.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Biden is betting on impossible promises to progressives](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161175828.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Biden is trying to reinvigorate his candidacy by pushing progressive priorities.
![J.D. Vance’s radical plan to build a government of Trump loyalists](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161883285.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.675%2C0%2C66.65%2C100&w=2400)
![J.D. Vance’s radical plan to build a government of Trump loyalists](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161883285.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.012500000000003%2C0%2C99.975%2C100&w=2400)
“Fire every single midlevel bureaucrat, every civil servant in the administrative state, replace them with our people.”
![How real is J.D. Vance’s “economic populism”?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162164490.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.494750414441%2C0%2C67.010499171118%2C100&w=2400)
![How real is J.D. Vance’s “economic populism”?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162164490.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.25655121861829%2C100%2C99.486897562763&w=2400)
Trump’s “populist” running mate won’t change his party’s class allegiances.
![Why tech titans are turning toward Trump](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2158243831.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.65%2C0%2C66.7%2C100&w=2400)
![Why tech titans are turning toward Trump](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2158243831.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.02498750624688%2C100%2C99.950024987506&w=2400)
Silicon Valley isn’t right-wing, but its Trump supporters are getting louder.
![The crime wave is over but Republicans can’t let go](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162320348.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.672886732599%2C0%2C66.654226534801%2C100&w=2400)
![The crime wave is over but Republicans can’t let go](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162320348.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0093300988990492%2C0%2C99.981339802202%2C100&w=2400)
The GOP is still pretending that crime is spiraling out of control.
![The clever politics of Republicans’ anti-immigrant pitch](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162340762.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The clever politics of Republicans’ anti-immigrant pitch](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162340762.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The Republican National Convention featured plenty of angry rhetoric about immigration. It might find a receptive audience.
![The Trump shooting points to shocking Secret Service security lapses](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161925705.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.674280493376%2C0%2C66.651439013248%2C100&w=2400)
![The Trump shooting points to shocking Secret Service security lapses](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161925705.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.011420740063954%2C0%2C99.977158519872%2C100&w=2400)
The attack has fueled intense scrutiny of the agency tasked with protecting him.
![Republican National Convention 2024: The biggest news and updates](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161600616.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Republican National Convention 2024: The biggest news and updates](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161600616.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
![5 causes — and accelerants — of political violence](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161922590.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.660253943825%2C0%2C66.679492112351%2C100&w=2400)
![5 causes — and accelerants — of political violence](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161922590.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0096172340834784%2C100%2C99.980765531833&w=2400)
While we can’t always predict public political violence, Vox spoke to four experts who can help us understand it.
![Democrats shouldn’t use Trump’s shooting as an excuse to stick with Biden](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161169336.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Democrats shouldn’t use Trump’s shooting as an excuse to stick with Biden](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161169336.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The party doesn’t need to accept defeat. It just needs to reject Joe Biden.
![Someone tried to assassinate the former president — and the GOP still won’t talk about guns?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161353774_361772.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=9.9365331217771%2C0%2C80.126933756446%2C100&w=2400)
![Someone tried to assassinate the former president — and the GOP still won’t talk about guns?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161353774_361772.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C8.3993399339934%2C100%2C83.201320132013&w=2400)
Republicans have been essential to gun safety legislation before. They could do it again.
![How the Republican convention and Project 2025 work together](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161596575.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.672357862387%2C0%2C66.655284275226%2C100&w=2400)
![How the Republican convention and Project 2025 work together](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161596575.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0085367935803333%2C0%2C99.982926412839%2C100&w=2400)
The convention showcases Trumpian instincts — but few policies to back them up. Project 2025 fills the gap.
![What J.D. Vance really believes](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1244627787.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.670436552816%2C0%2C66.659126894368%2C100&w=2400)
![What J.D. Vance really believes](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1244627787.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0056548292241558%2C0%2C99.988690341552%2C100&w=2400)
The dark worldview of Trump’s choice for vice president, explained.
![Did Trump’s shooting save Biden’s nomination?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161483605.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.672904191617%2C0%2C66.654191616766%2C100&w=2400)
![Did Trump’s shooting save Biden’s nomination?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161483605.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.009356287425156%2C0%2C99.98128742515%2C100&w=2400)
Democratic defections have slowed, but Biden isn’t out of the woods yet.
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In 1981, Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley Jr. and, like Trump, survived.
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The attempt on his life shouldn’t cow his critics.
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Two theories on the political impact of the Trump assassination attempt.
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The sweeping conservative plan for Trump’s second term is very real. Here’s what it actually says.
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At his press conference, the president proved he can sometimes speak coherently. That’s not good enough.
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Prediction markets have closely tracked Biden’s fate, but they have a long way to go as reliable indicators.
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The presser went fine. But the Democratic defections continued.
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