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Vice President Kamala Harris gives remarks alongside President Joe Biden at Prince George’s Community College on August 15, 2024 in Largo, Maryland.
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Biden, still smarting from his 2024 exit, turns his attention to Harris – and his own legacy
Vance and Walz set for vice presidential debate on October 1
New report details how voting landscape has shifted in key states since 2020 election
Biden, still smarting from his 2024 exit, turns his attention to Harris – and his own legacy

CNN analysis

Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Asheville, North Carolina on August 14, 2024.
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Trump has the inklings of a plan to take on Harris, but he seems unable to implement it
Whoever can finally coin an effective economic message could win the White House
How Harris is reversing Biden’s biggest weakness in the campaign
The 2024 campaign will now turn on whether Trump can blunt Harris’ soaring start

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Video See how Kamala Harris honored Biden at event 1:06
Video Hidden-camera video captures Project 2025 co-author talking about plans for second Trump term 3:11
Video Presidential candidates turn their attention to Americans’ top worry: the economy 3:55
Video Trump veers off message in economic speech 1:49

When is the next election event?

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August 19-22: Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention will be held in Chicago from August 19-22, 2024.
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Get all the important election dates you need to know
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Here’s a breakdown of all the 2024 presidential candidates
Voter Handbook: Find out what the rules are, where you are

Candidates on the issues

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Promises Donald Trump has made so far in his campaign for a second term
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What Kamala Harris has said so far on key issues in her campaign

More from the campaign trail

President Joe Biden arrives to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 13, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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Inside Biden’s unprecedented exit from the presidential race
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Doral, Florida, on July 9, 2024.
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Trump transformed the federal judiciary. He could push the courts further right in a second term
President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 5, 2024.
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For Joe Biden, a career defined by proving the doubters wrong faces its biggest test
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5 ways a second Trump administration would be different from the first
Vice President Kamala Harris gives remarks alongside President Joe Biden at Prince George’s Community College on August 15, 2024 in Largo, Maryland.
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Biden, still smarting from his 2024 exit, turns his attention to Harris – and his own legacy
Political consultant Corey Lewandowski is interviewed by media at the Fiserv Forum as preparations are underway for the Republican National Convention on July 14, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Corey Lewandowski returning to Trump campaign
Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and former President Donald Trump
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Renewed energy in Trump-Harris race puts North Carolina back on battleground map
Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana, on August 9, 2024.
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As Trump flails and invites conspiracies, allies plea for him to stay on message

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Facts First

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Fact check: Trump made at least 20 false claims in his conversation with Elon Musk
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Polling & analysis

Most Americans are tuning into political news after a month that rocked the 2024 campaign. Here’s what they’re hearing
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CNN Poll: Harris improves on Biden’s performance against Trump in early look at new matchup

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Focus on Congress

Democrats in competitive House races want Harris’ momentum without running toward her
Why fewer women (and men) are running for Congress this year
Trump rails against vulnerable Sen. Jon Tester, Harris and Walz in Montana

Focus on issues

Harris to call for federal ban on price gouging to lower costs in first economic policy speech
Kamala Harris’ complicated history with Medicare for All becomes a Trump campaign attack line
Both Trump and Harris want to eliminate taxes on tips. This is how it could affect workers

Kamala Harris has earned enough votes to win the Democratic presidential nomination, party chair announces

Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Atlanta on July 30.
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Kamala Harris has earned enough votes to win the Democratic presidential nomination, party chair announces
Who is Kamala Harris? The life of the woman stepping into the 2024 limelight
Here’s where Kamala Harris stands on climate and energy
How Harris is preparing to contrast her record as a prosecutor with Trump’s as a felon
Video ‘She’s found her footing’: What Kamala Harris achieved as VP 2:27
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris take the stage at a campaign rally at Girard College on May 29, 2024 in Philadelphia.
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Kamala Harris formally takes over Biden-Harris campaign account – she’s the only one who could
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Of 49 US VPs, only 4 accomplished what Harris is attempting
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris introduces U.S. President Joe Biden during a campaign rally at Girard College on May 29, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Polling suggests Harris might be able to outperform Biden against Trump among these groups
<p>Ariana Baio, U.S. News Reporter for The Independent, tells CNN's Jim Sciutto that Gen Z has already set up a platform for success in Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. </p>
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The money race

More: Details on campaign and outside committee fundraising.

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US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage / AFP) (Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Harris campaign says it raised $310 million in July, doubling Trump’s haul
Aug 2, 2024
Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on July 31, 2024.
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Trump’s political operation says it raised nearly $139 million in July
Aug 2, 2024
The 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024.
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Trump campaign files FEC complaint trying to block Biden funds transferring to Harris
Jul 23, 2024
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris take the stage at a campaign rally at Girard College on May 29, 2024 in Philadelphia.
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Kamala Harris formally takes over Biden-Harris campaign account – she’s the only one who could
Jul 21, 2024

CNN’s coverage of the Republican National Convention

Former President Donald Trump speaks during the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, July 18, in Milwaukee.
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Takeaways from the final night of the Republican National Convention
Trump formally accepts GOP nomination at RNC
Video ‘It’s too painful to tell’: Trump recounts shooting at RNC speech 4:32
Video Axelrod: Trump speech first good thing that’s happened to Democrats in weeks 1:31
Video Undecided voters grade Trump’s performance at RNC. See if he passed 1:36
Video Dale counted more than 20 false claims in Trump’s RNC speech. Here are a few 3:00
The colors are presented at the start of day four of the 2024 Republican National Convention hosted at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024. (Will Lanzoni/CNN)
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Fact-checking night 4 of the Republican National Convention
President Donald Trump waits to speak at a 9/11 memorial service in September 2017.
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In pictures: Former President Donald Trump
Sen. JD Vance appears at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16, 2024.
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JD Vance, the new heir to Trump’s MAGA movement, steps into the spotlight
Sen. JD Vance speaks during the RNC on Wednesday, July 17, in Milwaukee.
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JD Vance’s version of politics, according to Hillbilly Elegy
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In pictures: The 2024 Republican National Convention
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The GOP’s Trump-centered platform, annotated

Presidential primary delegate estimate

Joe Biden won a majority of the pledged delegates during the Democratic primary process, but ended his campaign for reelection before being officially nominated.

Republican bound delegates

Candidate Bound Delegates
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Ron DeSantis
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Democratic pledged delegates

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Uncommitted
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Jason Palmer

Presidential primary and caucus winners

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Exit poll results for 2024 presidential primaries and caucuses.

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