| THE BIDEN-TRUMP DEBATE OF JUNE 27th |
On June 27th Trump and Biden meet each other in Atlanta Georgia for the first of two scheduled debates. Biden was a disaster ... seeming senile rather than alert.
| AN ATTEMPT AT A TRUMP TAKEDOWN – JULY 13th |
Then while on the campaign trail at Butler, Pennsylania, on July the 13th, a young man attempted to take down Trump with his AK-16 hihg-powered rifle. Trump was wounded (grazed ear), a man behind him was killed, and the assassin killed.
| BIDEN STEPS DOWN ... PASSING THE BATON TO HARRIS |
July 24th – Biden realizes how far behind he now is in the race ... and announces that he is stepping down. Vice President Kamala Harris is to take his place.
| THE HARRIS-TRUMP DEBATE OF SEPTEMBER 10th |
On Tuesday September 10th, Trump meets to debate his new opponent Kamala Harris. It
becomes immediately clear that this was never intended to be a
discussion about where the candidates stood on key policy
issues. It was designed to have Harris poke Trump until he
"looses it." With the help of the ABC hosts and the way they pose
the questions to Trump – and with Harris's teasing of Trump – he finally reacts ... and she succeeds quite handily!
The
2024 elections proved to result generally in a large victory for the
Republican party, Trump winning 49.9 percent of the national vote to
Harris's 48.4 percent ... although more importantly, he won 312 electoral votes to Harris's 226 votes and thus the presidency.
In the Senate, the Republicans picked up 4 more seats, making the
Senate now a 53-Republican to 45-Democrat political body. But in
the House, the Republicans actually lost 2 seats, reducing the
Republican majority now to a 220-Republican versus 215-Democrat
position there. But still, it meant that the Republicans
controlled both the White House and Congress.
However her performance did not seem to bring the Democratic Party support she was looking for in the upcoming elections.
THE ELECTION RESULTS
Miles
H. Hodges
