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Trump and Biden clinch nominations, setting up a 2024 rematch
Former President Donald Trump was all but the presumptive Republican presidential nominee yesterday heading into primary races in Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi and Washington. By the end of the night, he secured enough delegates to seal the nomination, setting up a 2024 rematch with President Joe Biden, who also secured enough delegates for the Democratic nomination yesterday.
Trump steamrolled through a Republican primary field that included former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former Vice President Mike Pence and others. All were unable to break Trump’s hold on the Republican Party — despite four criminal indictments against him and Trump’s refusal to engage in Republican debates. Read more about Trump’s road to the nomination.
Hours before Trump secured the Republican nomination, Biden clinched the Democratic presidential nomination — an outcome that hadn’t been much in doubt as leaders like California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer opted to sit out of the presidential race.
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Going into the general election, Biden is an underdog against Trump. His State of the Union speech last week may have quelled some voters’ concerns about his age, but he’ll also have to sway Democratic and independent voters who largely don’t credit him for the strong economy and a string of bipartisan bills he ushered through Congress. Read more about Biden’s road to the nomination and the rematch that awaits him.
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