The Race to 2024

  Background According to the  The Colorado Sun , a liberal non-profit filed a lawsuit to remove former President Donald Trump from the presidential primary ballot in 2024. This non-profit believed that Donald Trump's involvement in the January 6th riot should disqualify him from running for president. They used the fourteenth amendment as their reasoning. The Colorado Sun mentions that the fourteenth amendment states a person who took an oath to support the constitution shall not be able to hold office if they have been involved in an insurrection. In summary, Judge Wallace ruled that former President Donald Trump did incite an insurrection but would not remove him from the ballot.  The Aftermath  There are similar challenges going on around the country. It will be interesting to see if any of the other challenges have different results. After reading many media sources, most are just reporting the story. The left leaning media sources seem happy that a judge stated that Donald Tr

  Background   Nikki Haley is currently running for the republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election. Currently she is polling at 8.7% according to fivethirtyeight . Last month, Haley was in fourth place but recently overtook Vivek Ramaswamy. Therefore, she now sits in third place. According to Nikki Haley's campaign website , she identifies as an Indian-American. Nikki Haley has served as a representative in the South Carolina State House as well as a Governor in South Carolina. In 2016, President Trump nominated her to be a ambassador to the United Nations.    Political Views   Rather than just stating her political views on her campaign website, Haley has a section that boast her results . In this section , one topic discussed is illegal immigration. While Haley was the South Carolina Governor, she signed what she considers to be one of the toughest illegal immigration laws. This law made businesses assure that each employee has a legal immigration status. Haley is

  The Media  Former President Donald Trump is currently in civil trial regarding fraud. Here is what the news is saying. AP News has a left leaning bias according to AllSides . In this AP News article, it discusses prior testimony and lawsuits Donald Trump has faced. It even discusses how Donald Trump owned a USFL team. It also states that all the lawsuits and controversies mirrors his presidency. This Fox News article discusses how Donald Trump "blasted" a judge. According to Fox News, Trump did not like how his family was being portrayed. Fox News has a right leaning bias according to AllSides . Discussion I think most people are looking forward to the criminal trials instead of this one. Donald Trump had been in many lawsuits before he became a president. Prior to the 2016 election, people would have known about this if they researched him. Personally, I do not think this will affect his poll numbers.