The 2024 presidential race went from deja vu to unprecedented overnight
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🗓️ 1 November 2024
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Former President Donald Trump and sitting President Joe Biden became the presumptive nominees for their parties in March. This year was set to be the first U.S. presidential rematch since 1956.
We all know sequels are rarely more interesting than the original, and it seemed like this election might be downright boring. But the joke was on us, because Americans have just lived through the most dramatic, eventful, unexpected presidential campaign of our lives.
We revisit the key moments that brought us to this point in the race.
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| 0:00.0 | It can be hard to remember from where we sit today, but when this presidential campaign began, it looked a lot like the last one. |
| 0:08.5 | Everything sounded familiar, down to the candidates. |
| 0:10.9 | In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States. |
| 0:18.4 | That's where I'm running for re-election. |
| 0:21.8 | Because I know America. |
| 0:25.3 | I know we're good and decent people. |
| 0:28.0 | Former President Donald Trump and sitting President Joe Biden |
| 0:31.3 | became the presumptive nominees for their parties in March. |
| 0:34.3 | This year was set to be the first U.S. presidential rematch since 1956. |
| 0:40.4 | And everyone thought, okay, we all know sequels are rarely more interesting than the original. |
| 0:46.2 | In fact, it seemed like this election might be downright boring. Well, the joke was on us, |
| 0:52.6 | because while we can't say what the outcome of this election will be, |
| 0:56.9 | we can say that Americans have just lived through the most dramatic, eventful, unexpected presidential campaign of our lives. |
| 1:06.5 | More Democrats seem to be getting cold feet over President Biden's re-election campaign. |
| 1:11.8 | We are watching live at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where former President Trump was speaking on the stage. |
| 1:17.1 | Shooting at former President Trump's campaign rally is being investigated as an attempted assassination. |
| 1:22.2 | President Joe Biden has just announced that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. |
| 1:27.7 | A second apparent attempt on former President Trump's life. |
| 1:30.9 | This time, the incident on his own... |
| 1:33.3 | Consider this. |
| 1:34.7 | In a few short months, the 2024 presidential race |
| 1:38.2 | became one of the most turbulent campaigns we've seen. |
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