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The end of the year is a natural time to reflect on the past 12 months, and 2024 was a year in political history. President-elect Trump, who was considered politically dead and actually survived multiple assassination attempts, has made an unimaginable comeback. He stands on the precipice of becoming president again in a way few could have imagined four years ago.
The president-elect is clearly the winner in 2024, but he is not the only winner. There are three others.
JD Vance
The author of “Hillbilly Elegy” started the year as a freshman senator from Ohio and ended it as the clear front-runner for the 2028 presidential nomination.
Members of former President Trump’s family join as he takes to the stage as balloons fall after his speech at the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
Of course, a lot can happen in four years, and serving as Trump’s second-in-command can be unpredictable (just ask Mike Pence), but Buckeye State Sen. There’s no question that stocks have skyrocketed.
The response to President Trump’s de facto shutdown threat was masterful.
Along the way, Vance demonstrated political agility and acumen. He overcame past criticism of Trump to win the coveted Veep Stakes against a formidable opponent. He settled lingering questions about his only bid for a U.S. Senate seat in ruby-red Ohio, where he ran behind the rest of the race.
Vance’s steady, warm and likeable presence at the vice presidential debate, which came on the heels of Trump’s erratic performance against Vice President Kamala Harris, was a key enabler to win over undecided voters to the Republican Party. Helped give permission structure.
President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance attend the 125th Army-Navy football game at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, on December 14, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Vance, who is only 40 years old and speaks the modern Republican language fluently, will be sitting in the knotweed for the foreseeable future.
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dave mccormick
In 2022, McCormick narrowly lost the Republican primary for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat. Of more than 1.3 million votes cast in the primary, McCormick lost the general election to John Fetterman by just 951 votes to Dr. Mehmet Oz.
Two years later, McCormick is now a senator from the Keystone State. He didn’t just win Senate seats and increase the Republican majority. By ousting Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, he ended a political dynasty that dated back to the retired senator’s father, who served as governor and state auditor in the 1960s.
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On the campaign trail, Mr. McCormick led the charge against Democratic opponents of Pennsylvania’s fracking law, which concerns Pennsylvania’s thriving natural gas industry and has become a sore point for Democrats everywhere. By Election Day, Mr. Casey and Mr. Harris had been forced to abandon their previous opposition to hydraulic fracturing, which just a few years ago was widely seen as part of an extreme and misguided environmental policy. It was a rallying cry from Democrats.
The oil and gas industry supports nearly 500,000 jobs in Pennsylvania, so Mr. McCormick, who took on the incumbent, said Mr. Casey’s election year conversion was marred by his 17-year voting record. Deserves praise.
As in 2016 and 2020, Pennsylvania was a key battleground state at the presidential level. With 19 electors, the Federation is poised to remain the center of activity for years to come.
Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick speaks at a campaign event at a restaurant in Pennsylvania. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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common sense and political gravity
During President Biden’s term, voters were routinely told not to believe lying eyes. Prices were not very high and inflation was temporary. The border is secure and President Biden’s physical strength can compete with “anyone on any day of the week.” Biden’s ability to deliver the State of the Union address without falling on his face was held up as an example of his ability to hold the world’s most powerful job for another four years.
Then, in June, the façade ended in a jaw-dropping debate in Atlanta. Under the bright lights of the debate stage, a country separated from its leaders revealed a weakened commander-in-chief who seemed incapable of issuing a coherent verdict.
The president tried his best to hold out, but by the next month even his fellow Democrats were feeling the limits. Mr. Biden withdrew from the campaign, but questions remained about who orchestrated the cover-up, including the White House press corps, which held the president accountable as well as his own staff.
President Biden faced intense calls for his resignation following his disastrous result in the debate. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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Fittingly, 2024 saw Annie Lynskey and colleagues at the Wall Street Journal sound the alarm on Biden’s condition in a June article headlined “Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slowdown,” followed by shocking follow-up: It ends with an announcement. , “How the White House Has Performed with Biden With Diminished Responsibility.” Unlike the June article, which was criticized as “false and biased” by Morning Joe and other Democratic supporters and attacked by the White House as “a complete editorial failure,” the latest The article was greeted with a sense of resignation that Biden still had one month left in his term. rudder.
Just as 2024 will be studied in political science classes for years to come, these three winners are poised to remain major players well into the future.
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