A Brief History
Today, we look at the five most notable declared candidates for the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries as of April 28, 2023.
Digging Deeper
Joe Biden (age 80), a career politician, has been serving as the 46th President of the United States since 2021.
Joe Exotic (age 60), also known as the “Tiger King,” is a businessman, convicted felon, and media personality.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (age 69), the son of 1968 Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, is an anti-vaccine activist, author, and environmental lawyer.
Jerome Segal (age 79) is a philosopher and research scholar, who unsuccessfully ran as the Bread and Roses Party nominee in the 2020 United States presidential election.
Finally, Marianne Williamson (age 70) is an alternative medicine activist, author, and spiritual leader.
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Walter, Jeffrey. The Marathon For The 2024 Presidential Election: Trump’s Race. Kindle, 2023.
Wayne, Stephen. The Road to the White House 2024: The Politics of Presidential Elections. Rowman & Littlefield, 2023.
The featured image in this article, a map by Chessrat of the Electoral College for the 2024 United States presidential election, is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
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