Process primaries choose both candidates Those competing for the White House in November begin on Monday, February 15. Iowa. Voting will be held for six months in all states and territories United States of America This will culminate in national conventions of each party where the candidate will be officially nominated. The Republican convention will be held in Milwaukee in mid-July; The Democrat is in Chicago in the second half of August.
As is usual for an incumbent president seeking re-election, President Joe Biden faces minimal competition to reconfirm his candidacy and is challenged by only two minor candidates. The race among the Conservatives looks more uncertain. Former President Donald Trump is starting out as the clear favorite with a wide margin in the polls, but five other names are struggling to eclipse him as voting progresses. If his candidacy in 2016 shows anything, it is that nothing should be taken for granted until militancy has its say.
Donald Trump. Former president, 77 years old
The New York demagogue is seeking revenge after becoming the only president in the nation’s history to face two impeachments in Congress and being formally charged with inciting the insurrection that culminated in the attack on the Capitol on September 6, 2021. Trump still doesn’t recognize him beat in this election and has done nothing but that radicalize his anti-democratic speech and his spirit of vengeance. The former president made it to these primaries indicted in four criminal investigations and indicted on 91 counts He said they might end up in prison, and that wouldn’t preemptively prevent him from running for president from prison.
None of this caused his party’s base to turn their backs on him. Right now, your advantage in polls His chances of winning the nomination are 49 points above his closest rival, according to the Real Clear Politics average of polls. This profound difference allowed him to present himself as the inevitable candidate, refusing to participate in debates or running a campaign with little contact with voters. Her impact on militancy He remains so abrasive that few of his rivals dare to criticize him openly – as do party leaders.
Nikki Haley. Former Governor, 51 years old
Of all the resumes under discussion, the former governor of South Carolina has the most experience in positions of public responsibility. The daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley was a state representative before becoming the nation’s youngest governor in 2011. Tea PartyPopulist movement that emerged during Barack Obama’s presidency. Position he left to serve six years later US Ambassador to the UN for a two-year period under Trump.
Haley introduces herself like this: generation change What the party needs is a diverse product with solid conservative credentials, closer to the party’s long tradition than many of its rivals. His campaign is marked by fiscal discipline, toughness on irregular immigration and a hawkish foreign policy stance. He is competing with Ron DeSantis to be an alternative to Trump, whose name he rarely mentions in the polls. Chris Christie’s retirement Moving forward in the race could benefit him by transferring votes to his campaign. Some have already labeled him a “globalist”; this was a hallmark among the party’s grassroots in these times, and he will need to gain public recognition if his campaign is to be fully successful.
Ron DeSantis. Former governor. 45 years
Like governor of florida, DeSantis has turned his state into a laboratory for ultra-conservative policies against deregulation against abortion, the LGBT movement, African-American identity or Covid. Battles that made him one of the greatest warriors of cultural struggles. He previously served as a congressman in Washington, where he was one of the founding members. Freedom Groupfaction that brings together populist far rightIt is one of the bastions of support for Trump on Capitol Hill.
DeSantis, who was initially viewed by many as a less dramatic and more disciplined Trump and his natural successor, continued to lose power because of his behavior. lack of charismahis difficulties connecting with voters and internal problems in his campaign. His grandparents immigrated Italy Although he grew up in a modest family, he graduated from Yale and Harvard Law schools, where the country’s elite were educated.
Vivek Ramaswany. Businessman, 38 years old
Biotechnology entrepreneur, who also studied at Harvard and Yale, multi millionaire The son and son of Indian immigrants is the Trump of 2015. Provocative, foul-mouthed, unorthodox, populist and hungry, appeared in the media for minutes. He made a name for himself in conservative circles with his fight against terrorism ‘woke’ ideologyThis helped him write the best-selling book.
Inclined conspiracy theoriesNeoliberal and an enemy of what he calls “new secular religions like ‘covidism,’ ‘climateism,’ and gender ideology,” this religion is still little known among voters and has a very complicated road ahead. It currently sits in fourth place in the polls, with approval ratings barely exceeding 5 percent.
Asa Hutchinson. Former Governor, 73 years old
These are not the times for poetry in the Republican Party, so kindnessHE pragmatism and the former governor of Arkansas’ long career in public office, which he sold as soon as he hit the polls. Hutchinson is the only openly anti-Trump candidate in the race.chaos“The tycoon’s modus vivendi and as the only person asking him to withdraw from the race in the face of the many official accusations he faces. Prosecutor and businessman before the governor, ambition to return to the party’s values is before the party.” neocon right and xenophobic populism to crush them appears doomed to fail. If he falls out soon, Hutchinson will join the long list of candidates leaving the Republican race.
Biden and his Democratic rivals
While Biden faces support in the primaries that leaves much to be desired in national polls, there is widespread dissatisfaction with the direction of the process. economymanagement migration or crime. Only around 40%. Many Democrats think he’s 81 too old To continue ruling the country. Although he presents himself as the guarantor of the country’s democratic principles, enthusiasm in his party is minimal.
But for now, the party refuses to sacrifice him. Traditional respect for the incumbent president Those seeking re-election prevailed. Only two candidates are challenging him for the nomination, and neither is publicly known. Firstly Marianne WilliamsonHe has already made it through the 2020 primaries, is the author of self-help books, and Oprah Winfrey’s spiritual advisor. The other is Dan PhillipsThe Minnesota congressman since 2018 is the heir to a family fortune and the owner of a well-known ice cream brand. Biden leads the polls by more than 60 points.