Can Celebrities Make a Difference? Your 2024 Election Questions, Answered

The Run-Up

The New York Times

News Commentary, Politics, News

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🗓️ 16 May 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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If the 2024 presidential election were a road trip, we would now be at the part where you start to wonder: Are we there yet? The matchup is set, but there’s still such a long way to go until November. And one of the things we’ve noticed about the questions that you’ve been sending in is that you’re starting to mix it up. You want to know what Donald Trump’s possible vice-presidential picks are, how down-ballot races are shaping up, and what difference celebrity endorsements could make. This week, we’re answering your questions by setting the main characters of 2024 aside and talking about the people who aren’t named Donald Trump or Joe Biden. Some are candidates and public officials. Others are a little farther from politics. But they all could have an impact on the election come November.

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0:00.0	If the 2024 presidential election were a road trip, I think we'd be at the part where you start to wonder,
0:10.0	are we there yet? We know who the candidates are, but there's still such a long way to go until November.
0:18.4	And one of the things I've noticed about the questions that you all have been sending in is that you're starting to mix it up.
0:25.0	Who do you think Trump is going to pick for VP and how do you think that that's going to influence voters?
0:31.0	You're asking about different people. What makes a swing state?
0:34.7	Different races. I was curious how will other elections this year? Senate
0:40.5	elections, governor, Congress, be affected by the fact that this year is such a
0:47.4	high-stakes presidential election.
0:50.9	Anything to distract from the top of the ticket.
0:53.0	So today, we're answering your questions
0:57.0	by setting the main characters of 2024 aside
1:01.0	and talking about people who aren't named Trump or Biden.
1:05.0	Some are candidates, some are officials, and some are a little weirder.
1:11.0	But they all can have an impact on the election come fall.
1:15.0	On the road to 2024, we're not there yet, but we are getting a little closer.
1:21.0	From the New York Times, I'm a Stad Herndon. This is the run-up.
1:27.0	Yoo!
1:30.0	Finally!
1:32.0	Hi!
1:34.0	A long time coming, I swear to God.
1:37.0	The years in the making.
1:40.0	Years in the making.
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