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United States presidential election
United States presidential election: the quadrennial process where voters choose 538 electors (270 needed to win) who elect the president; includes primaries, general election, December elector vote, January 6 count, and 2024 Trump-Harris result.
United States presidential election results by state, 1788–1820
The United States presidential election results by state, 1788–1820, cover the first nine elections, when most legislatures chose electors and popular votes survive for only some states.
United States presidential nominating convention
United States presidential nominating conventions are quadrennial party meetings, dating to the 1831 Anti-Masonic and 1832 Democratic conventions, that nominate presidential and vice-presidential candidates, adopt platforms, and set rules via pledged and automatic delegates.
Vivek Ramaswamy 2024 presidential campaign
Vivek Ramaswamy's 2024 presidential campaign: Republican primary bid announced February 2023 by the biotech entrepreneur. Digital-first anti-woke strategy, $66.2 million in receipts, fourth in Iowa with about 8 percent, suspended January 15, 2024, endorsing Trump.
We begin bombing in five minutes
"We begin bombing in five minutes" is the closing line of Ronald Reagan's August 11, 1984 hot-mic joke before a radio address, which leaked, drew a formal Soviet denunciation, and briefly dented his 1984 campaign lead over Mondale.
What is Aleppo?
Aleppo (Halab, Halep), Syria's largest city and a UNESCO World Heritage site, divided and besieged in the 2012–2016 civil war battle; name known from Gary Johnson's 2016 'What is Aleppo?' gaffe.
William Knowland
William F. Knowland (1908–1974) was a California US senator 1945–1959, Senate Republican leader 1953–1959, 'senator from Formosa' for supporting Chiang Kai-shek, and 1958 losing candidate for California governor.
Willie Horton
Willie Horton (William R. Horton Jr.), Massachusetts life-sentence convict whose 1986 furlough escape and 1987 Maryland rape became the infamous 1988 National Security PAC 'Weekend Passes' ad against Michael Dukakis, a landmark of racialized attack advertising.
Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election
Joe Biden's July 21, 2024 withdrawal from the 2024 US presidential election: his social media letter declining the Democratic nomination, same-day endorsement of Kamala Harris, delegate rules, and the June 27 debate pressure that preceded it.
Withdrawal of Lyndon B. Johnson from the 1968 United States presidential election
LBJ's March 31, 1968 withdrawal: Johnson announced on television he would not seek or accept the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination, paired with a bombing halt, after McCarthy's New Hampshire showing; Humphrey replaced him and lost to Nixon.