Democracy in the world’s leading power has had a difficult few years. Following Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump in November 2020, the storming of the US Capitol by the Republican’s supporters on January 6, 2021 tested the US democratic system like never before since probably the Civil War. For the past three years, a cloud of uncertainty has hung over every election in the country, fueled by the former president’s constant lies about the 2020 results. the next presidential election in less than a yearEL PAÍS launches its newsletter The road to the White House, to keep the spotlight on what promises to be a key vote for the future of the country, and by extension for the rest of the world as well. You can subscribe to it in this link.
Every other Tuesday, the team at EL PAÍS USA, the English-language edition of the newspaper, will do its best to reflect the state of the state. of the campaign in anticipation of the decisive date of Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The primaries officially begin on January 15, with the Iowa Republican caucus.
The election will take place against the backdrop of four indictments and possible trials against the former president and now the main Republican candidate, Donald Trump, for accounting falsification, unlawful possession of classified documents, and attempting to overturn the 2020 elections nationally and in the state of Georgia. Additionally, the Supreme Court will have to rule in the coming months on the former president’s even eligibility to run for office, after Colorado and Maine both disqualified him from their primaries, citing the article 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which states a person who has been involved in an insurrection cannot run for office. Everything points to an unprecedented election year.
In this newsletter, each week we will discuss key developments in the election campaign or the potential impacts of the evolving prosecution of Trump, attempting to provide a snapshot of the country’s political climate at any given moment. We’ll share special reports from our U.S. correspondents and, occasionally, they’ll write the newsletter themselves to tell you first-hand what they’re encountering on the ground. Register and stay up to date with what is sure to be a remarkable campaign.
