American elections 2024 thursday

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American elections 2024

Who are the presidential candidates for the elections?

Slide 6: Voter Registration and Eligibility

To participate in the American elections, individuals must register to vote and meet eligibility requirements such as age, citizenship, and residency.

Slide 7: Election Day and Results

Election day is when voters cast their ballots, and the results are tallied. The candidate who receives the majority of electoral votes wins the election.

Donald Trump

President from 2017-2021

78 years old

Republican party

Policies: rebuild the economy, strong on immigration, war on drugs, no money to tackle climate change or to fund clean energy, supports gun rights and anti-abortion

Kamala Harris

Currently Vice President under Joe Biden

59 years old

Democratic party

Did not become the candidate until mid July

Policies: building more houses, abortion should be made legal everywhere, lower health care costs, more gun control

What does a 'running mate' do?

Running mate

A running mate is the candidate for the position of vice-president and the person who is in the second position on the ballot (stemlijst). In general, the running mate does not have much power, but choosing who your running mate can lead to voter sympathy. 

Do you know the names of the running mates this year?

JD Vance

Running mate to Donald Trump

Hardliner, far right

Currently in House of Representatives

Small town guy

Tim Walz

Running mate to Kamala Harris

Governor of Minnesota (now)

Progressive, introduced free school meals and free education

Who would you have voted for?

1. Donald Trump
2. Kamala Harris