2024 Elections

Coverage from the latest election cycle, including campaigns, primaries, and conventions

A red-white-and-blue Biden-Harris campaign sign ripped in half horizontally, so that only Harris's name remains
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Wikimedia.

How Is This Going to Work?

I get the argument that a contested nominating process would strengthen the eventual winner, but three weeks of uncertainty can destroy the morale of a campaign, if not the entire party.

A photo-collage of Kamala Harris walking in a suit, a distant view of the White House, a dark-blue "D" for "Democratic," and an outline of Joe Biden's head
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Michael Buholzer / Anadolu / Getty; bauhaus1000 / Getty.

Can Harris Reassemble Obama’s Coalition?

Her path to victory depends on re-creating the sort of electoral coalition that carried the 44th president into the White House.

A glitchy image of Trump and Biden
Illustration by Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic. Source: Brendan Smialowski / Jim Watson / Morry Gash / Getty.

MAGA Cries ‘Coup’

The right’s playbook against Kamala Harris is already clear.

Joe Biden sits at a desk in the Oval Office
Erin Schaff / The New York Times / Bloomberg / Getty

A Candidate, Not a Cult Leader

After Biden’s decision to leave the race, the difference between the Democrats and the Republicans could not be clearer.