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Who is running for president in 2024? Biden, Trump and third-party candidates It's Biden v Trump again - but who else is running for president in 2024?
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Independent and third-party candidates are unlikely to win, but could have a significant impact on he 2024 race.Independent and third-party candidates are unlikely to win, but could have a significant impact on he 2024 race.
Independent and third-party candidates are unlikely to win, but could have a significant impact on he 2024 race.Independent and third-party candidates are unlikely to win, but could have a significant impact on he 2024 race.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump will be the major party candidates but dozens of other people have filed paperwork to run for president of the United States in 2024. Joe Biden and Donald Trump are the two major party candidates in the 2024 presidential election, but dozens of other people have filed to run.
None is considered a serious contender for the White House. None are on a realistically possible path to the White House, but the most well-known threaten to siphon away support from the the Democratic president and his Republican rival.
But the most well-known among them - including those who have the support of third parties - have the potential to siphon off support from the two big names.
Here are the candidates with the greatest potential to disrupt the race.Here are the candidates with the greatest potential to disrupt the race.
Robert F Kennedy JrRobert F Kennedy Jr
As a nephew of former president John F Kennedy Jr, the 70-year-old is a scion of America's most famous political dynasty and an anti-vaccine activist. Some polls show RFK Jr drawing a substantial portion of the vote in a three-way match-up
Mr Kennedy, a former environmental lawyer, entered the presidential race as a Democrat earlier this year. That changed in October when he declared he would challenge what he called the "two-headed monster" of the US political system as an independent. Some polls show RFK Jr drawing a substantial portion of the vote in a three-way match-up
No outside candidate in decades has loomed over a national election as much as this nephew of former President John Kennedy.
A former environmental lawyer known for his anti-vaccine activism, Mr Kennedy initially sought to run as a Democrat.
But after failing to gain support within the party that is home to his family's political dynasty, the 70-year-old mounted an independent challenge to what he called the "two-headed monster" of American politics,
At least 15 of his relatives have endorsed Mr Biden, which could blunt the threat Mr Kennedy poses to the president's re-election.
"The Democrats are frightened that I'm going to spoil the election for President Biden. The Republicans are frightened that I'm going to spoil it for President Trump," he said at a rally in Philadelphia."The Democrats are frightened that I'm going to spoil the election for President Biden. The Republicans are frightened that I'm going to spoil it for President Trump," he said at a rally in Philadelphia.
"The truth is, they're both right.""The truth is, they're both right."
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On the campaign trail, Mr Kennedy has come under intense criticism for repeating debunked conspiracy theories, such as a connection between childhood vaccines and autism. During his campaign, Mr Kennedy has been criticised for repeating debunked conspiracy theories, such as a connection between childhood vaccines and autism, and for once likening Covid vaccine mandates to Nazi Germany.
He has also repeatedly condemned steps taken to mitigate Covid-19, in one instance likening vaccine mandates to Nazi Germany. He later apologised. But his populist economic message and criticism of the two major parties has seen him break through among many disaffected and independent voters.
Some polls suggest RFK Jr could receive a substantial percentage of the vote in a three-way match-up with Donald Trump and Joe Biden Mr Kennedy stands little chance of winning the presidency - he has qualified to be on the ballots of only half a dozen states - but polls show that he may be drawing away support from both Mr Biden and Mr Trump.
Some polls suggest RFK Jr could receive a substantial percentage of the vote in a three-way match-up with Donald Trump and Joe Biden In March, he chose Silicon Valley lawyer and philanthropist Nicole Shanahan, another newcomer to presidential politics, as his running mate. Previously a long-time Democratic donor, she bankrolled Mr Kennedy's attention-grabbing Super Bowl ad.
While he stands little chance of winning the presidency, Mr Kennedy's populist economic message has swayed many voters. The major hurdle to this independent candidacy is getting on more ballots - a complicated process varying by state that often involves collecting thousands of signatures. Mr Kennedy's campaign says it has already met the requirements to qualify for eight other states' ballots and has the funding to make it onto many more.
In most surveys which include Mr Kennedy as one of the options, he has polled third behind the two major candidates, but there are varying views as to whether he might siphon off more support from Mr Biden or Mr Trump. Jill Stein
In March, he chose Silicon Valley lawyer and philanthropist Nicole Shanahan, another newcomer to presidential politics, as his running mate. She was previously a longtime Democratic donor and bankrolled Mr Kennedy's Super Bowl ad. Some Democrats believe Jill Stein's 2016 bid helped propel Donald Trump to victory
One major hurdle Mr Kennedy faces as an independent candidate is getting on the ballot. The rules for ballot access vary widely from state to state, and candidates without party backing face a difficult and expensive task involving collecting thousands of signatures. Some Democrats believe Jill Stein's 2016 bid helped propel Donald Trump to victory
Mr Kennedy has enough signatures so far to qualify for the ballot in half a dozen states, his campaign says. The activist and physician ran as the Green Party's candidate in 2012 and 2016.
Cornel West Now back at 74 years old, she recently told BBC Americast that "Americans are not voting for a candidate they like".
A well-known and outspoken progressive activist and academic, 70-year-old Mr West is currently a professor of philosophy at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He previously taught at Yale, Princeton and Harvard. "They're generally voting against the candidate they hate the most," she said. "And that's no way for a democracy to function."
Mr West launched his presidential bid in June as a candidate for the People's Party, a self-described progressive group created by people who once worked for Bernie Sanders, one of only three independents in the US Senate. Ms Stein calls for an "economic bill of rights" that would include universal access to healthcare and a right to employment. She also vows to fight climate change, defend abortion access and transgender rights, and was recently arrested at a student protest on behalf of Gaza.
Cornel West's campaign has focused on a socialist platform Unlikely to garner more than one or two percent of the popular vote, she could still play spoiler to Mr Biden's re-election hopes in a tight race.
Cornel West's campaign has focused on a socialist platform Hillary Clinton supporters partly blame her for the Democrat's narrow defeat in 2016. In three critical states, Mrs Clinton lost to Mr Trump by fewer votes than Ms Stein had received.
In a campaign video posted online, he vowed to run "for truth and justice" and criticised both parties for not "telling the truth". The party will confirm its nominee at a July convention and is, according to its website, on the ballot in at least 20 states.
Soon after, Mr West said that he would seek a nomination from the Green Party.
But he again reversed course and in October announced that he would run as an independent candidate. His campaign has largely focused on a socialist platform that has included public healthcare and slashing the US defence budget.
He has selected Melina Abdullah, an academic and member of the board of directors of the Black Lives Matter Grassroots organisation as his vice presidential nominee.
While Mr West has largely been ignored by the other candidates and most polls show him having support in the single digits, some data has suggested that his candidacy has siphoned off some voters - 1 or 2% - from Mr Biden.
As an independent, he faces the same uphill battle to obtain ballot access - but with much less money than the Kennedy campaign.
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Jill Stein Cornel West
The 73-year-old activist and physician has announced that she would run for office and again seek the Green Party's nomination. She ran as the party's candidate in 2012 and 2016 and is the clear party frontrunner this year. Cornel West's campaign has focused on a socialist platform
Ms Stein launched her candidacy in a video attacking both political parties as posing a "danger to our democracy". Cornel West's campaign has focused on a socialist platform
Some Democrats believe Jill Stein's 2016 bid helped propel Donald Trump to victory The 70-year-old activist and well-known academic has a complicated presidential bid.
Some Democrats believe Jill Stein's 2016 bid helped propel Donald Trump to victory He launched it in June with the People's Party. After falling out with the group, Mr West said he would seek the Green Party's nomination, but then changed course to run as an independent.
"Democrats have betrayed their promises for working people, youth and climate again and again," she said. "Republicans don't even make such promises in the first place." His socialist platform includes funding public healthcare and slashing the US defence budget. Melina Abdullah, a member of the board of directors of the Black Lives Matter Grassroots organisation, is his running mate.
In the video, Ms Stein also called for an "economic bill of rights" that would include universal access to healthcare and education and a right to employment. She also vowed to fight climate change and to defend abortion access for women and the transgender community. He has attacked Mr Biden as a "war criminal" and Mr Trump as a "fascist pied piper".
It is unclear how much support she could siphon off from Mr Biden - but she has arguably been a spoiler in the past. Cornel West speaks to BBC HARDtalk
In the 2016 presidential election, 1.6 million Americans voted for her. Some Democrats blamed her for taking support from Hillary Clinton in key battleground states and ultimately helping Mr Trump win. Cornel West speaks to BBC HARDtalk
In three of these states - Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin - Mrs Clinton lost to Mr Trump by fewer votes than Ms Stein received. His candidacy could be a threat to Mr Biden in crucial swing states like Michigan, but he is currently on the ballot in only three states and struggling to raise money.
The Green Party, whose nominee will be confirmed at a convention in July, is on the ballot in at least 20 states, according to its official website.
Libertarian PartyLibertarian Party
The Libertarian Party advocates for small government and has tended to pull more support from the right of the political spectrum - which would tend to hurt Mr Trump. The Libertarian Party advocates for small government and has tended to pull more support from the right side of the political spectrum.
Although the party tends to get a fraction of media attention that the major parties attract, they have an established grassroots organisation and wide ballot access. Both Mr Trump and Mr Kennedy are slated to speak at its convention at the end of May, where delegates will choose its presidential nominee. Mr Kennedy has proposed debating the former president there.
In 2020, candidate Jo Jorgensen got more than 1.8 million votes. In 2020, the party's nominee Jo Jorgensen received more votes than Mr Trump's margin of defeat in three battleground states - Arizona, Georgia and Wisconsin.
That is slightly more than 1% of all ballots cast, but Ms Jorgensen garnered more votes than Mr Biden's margin of victory in three close states: Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia.
This year's Libertarian Party nomination contest is wide open. Five different candidates have won state primaries, and the party will settle on its candidate at a convention in late May.
Liz Cheney
Former Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney became a pariah in the Republican party after she voted to impeach Trump for the US Capitol riot of January 2021.
The daughter of former Vice-President Dick Cheney served on the Democratic-appointed committee to investigate the riot, putting her in a position to speak out frequently against Mr Trump and his supporters.
Her failed re-election to Congress has opened up the possibility that she may join the third-party candidates vowing to take on both Mr Trump and Mr Biden.
Although not officially declared as a candidate, she told US media in early December that she was willing to do "whatever it takes" to block Mr Trump from the White House and has hinted that she might consider running.
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One possible route to a candidacy was the No Labels organisation, a collection of current and former centrists from both parties which floated the idea of running a presidential contender.
However, No Labels later said it had determined it could not find a candidate with a "credible path" to the White House, and will not be nominating in 2024.
Time is running out for Ms Cheney but she has not ruled it out.
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