Official candidates revealed, 6 Republican members enter the race

There are six Republican candidates vying to be the party's presidential nominee in the 2024 general election, while President Joe Biden is the sole Democratic candidate and several independents or third-party candidates have entered the race for the White House next year.

Here is the list of candidates who will run in the 2024 US Election:

US Election 2024: Official candidates revealed, 6 Republican members enter the race. (Source: Getty Images)

Former President Donald Trump

Donald Trump has accepted indictments against him in four separate criminal cases – an unprecedented move for a former US president – ​​and used them to boost his popularity with Republicans and raise money, helping him become the Republican front-runner with 61% support in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Mr Trump, 77, has called the indictments against him a political “witch hunt” aimed at preventing him from seeking a second term as president – ​​a claim the Justice Department has rejected.

The former US President declared that if re-elected, he would take revenge on those he considered enemies and that he would not become a dictator… except “on day one”.

Billionaire Donald Trump has also pledged to make other sweeping changes, including overhauling the federal civil service and imposing tougher immigration policies, such as mass deportations and ending birthright citizenship. He has also promised to repeal Obamacare and impose tougher trade restrictions on China.

Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley

Ms Haley, 51, former governor of South Carolina and former US ambassador to the United Nations (under the Trump administration), emphasized that she is relatively younger than both Mr Biden (81) and Mr Trump, as well as being the daughter of Indian immigrants.

Ms. Haley has a reputation within the Republican Party as a strong conservative who is far more credible on issues of gender and race than her colleagues. She also portrays herself as a staunch defender of American interests abroad.

Haley has 12 percent support among Republicans, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. In state polls, she has consistently led her opponent, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, in South Carolina and New Hampshire, where she has the support of Governor Chris Sununu.

Florida Governor Ron Desantis

The Florida governor has avoided clashing with Mr Trump on key social issues such as abortion, but his campaign has struggled to gain traction and he still trails the former president by 50 percentage points in a December Reuters/Ipsos poll, with just 11% support.

Mr. DeSantis, 45, has fired staff and restarted his campaign several times, but those moves have done little to improve his chances of winning the Republican nomination.

His campaign said its goal is to stop former President Trump in Iowa, where the Republican Party will hold its first primary in January. He was encouraged on November 6 when Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds endorsed his Florida counterpart and his support rose slightly in a recent statewide poll.

Young Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy

Ramaswamy, 38, a former venture capitalist and biotech CEO, launched a company in 2022 to pressure companies to abandon environmental, social and corporate governance initiatives.

The young candidate with no political experience has fueled talk of a potential alternative to Mr Trump but has failed to gain traction, receiving just 7% support in a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Ramaswamy is a staunch supporter of former President Trump and has angered his opponents with his attacks during the debates. He has also expressed support for conspiracy theories, including that the attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters on January 6, 2021, was an inside job and has promised to pardon former President Trump if elected.

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie

Christie, 61, was an adviser to Donald Trump's 2020 White House campaign, but has become a vocal critic of the former president following the January 6 attack and as Trump faces a series of criminal charges.

The former New Jersey governor said he was increasingly confident Mr Trump would be convicted and described himself as one of the few Republicans willing to directly criticize the former president's actions rather than appease him.

Christie received just 2% support in the latest poll.

Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson

The former Arkansas governor launched his White House campaign in April, calling on Donald Trump to withdraw to deal with the former president's first indictment.

Mr. Hutchinson, 73, has touted his experience leading the deeply conservative state of Arkansas as evidence that he can implement policies that Republican voters care about, such as tax cuts and job creation initiatives.

However, Mr Hutchinson only qualified for the first Republican debate and received no support in a December Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Current President Joe Biden

Biden, 81, the oldest US president ever, will have to convince voters that he has the stamina to serve another four years amid concerns about his age and low approval ratings for his policies. Biden’s allies say he believes he is the only Democratic candidate capable of defeating former President Trump.

In announcing his re-election bid, Mr. Biden said his mission was to protect American democracy and mentioned the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters. Vice President Kamala Harris is once again running with Mr. Biden.

The economy will be a key factor in President Biden's re-election campaign. Although the US has emerged from a predicted recession and is growing faster than economists had predicted, inflation hit a 40-year high in 2022 and food and gas prices are weighing on voters' pocketbooks.

President Biden has led the response of Western governments to Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine, convincing allies to sanction Russia and support Kiev. He now faces the challenge of getting the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to approve a temporary supplemental funding package to avert a government shutdown and provide aid to Ukraine (and Israel).

The Biden administration has also backed Israel in its conflict against Hamas militants in Gaza, but Biden has faced criticism and calls from some Democrats to push for a ceasefire.

Domestically, the White House chief has pushed massive plans for economic stimulus and infrastructure spending to boost US industrial output, although he has received little voter support for the latter.

Biden's handling of immigration policy has also been criticized by Republicans and Democrats as the number of migrants crossing the US-Mexico border has reached record highs during his time in office.

Activist Marianne Williamson

Marianne Williamson, 71, an American best-selling author and activist who specializes in books that teach readers how to solve problems on their own, has announced her second run for the White House with an agenda of “justice and love.”

Williamson ran as a Democrat in the 2020 presidential primary but dropped out before the vote. She launched her latest campaign on March 23 and will be on the ballot in the New Hampshire primary.

Congressman Dean Phillips

Dean Phillips, a little-known US congressman from Minnesota, announced in October that he would challenge President Biden because he did not believe the President could win another term.

The 54-year-old millionaire businessman and co-founder of Gelato Ice Cream Company announced his candidacy in a minute-long video posted online, saying: “There are some challenges… We are going to fix the economy and we are going to fix America.”

Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy

An anti-vaccine activist, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 69, is running as an independent. He originally planned to challenge President Biden for the Democratic nomination, but he has fallen far behind in the polls.

However, a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted online from December 5-11 showed that Mr. Kennedy could receive more support from Mr. Biden than Mr. Trump in the presidential election, where independent or third-party candidates influence the US election results even if they do not win.

He is the son of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968 while running for president. Mr. Kennedy was banned from Instagram for spreading misinformation about vaccines and the Covid-19 pandemic. He lost a lawsuit to force YouTube owner Google to restore videos of him questioning the safety of Covid-19 vaccines.

Cornel West Scholar

This past June, the political activist, philosopher and scholar announced that he would launch a presidential run as an independent candidate to appeal to progressive, Democratic-leaning voters.

Mr West, 70, initially ran as a Green Party candidate, but in October he said people “want good policies, not party politics” and announced he was running as an independent. He pledged to end poverty and provide a housing guarantee.

Dr. Jill Stein

Activist Dr. Jill Stein, who ran for the Green Party’s presidential nomination in 2016, announced her candidacy again on November 9, accusing the Democrats of repeatedly betraying their promises “for workers, for young people, and for the climate — while the Republicans haven’t even made those promises.”

Stein, 73, raised millions of dollars to conduct a recount after Trump’s surprise victory in 2016. Her allegations ultimately led to a recount in Wisconsin that showed Trump won.

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