2024 Elections
Vox answers your biggest questions about the 2024 elections.
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Trump said he could be open to restricting the abortion pill — then quickly walked it back.
![Trump’s ever-shifting position on abortion, explained (as best as possible)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2165919778.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Trump said he could be open to restricting the abortion pill — then quickly walked it back.
![Tim Walz is riding the wave of the vibes election](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165607143.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=15.590507726269%2C0%2C68.818984547461%2C100&w=2400)
![Tim Walz is riding the wave of the vibes election](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165607143.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C1.5637530072173%2C100%2C96.872493985565&w=2400)
This moment is all about feelings. Enter a friendly Midwestern governor armed with dad jokes.
![Is Tim Walz a progressive or a centrist — or both?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165259484.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.671384092839%2C0%2C66.657231814322%2C100&w=2400)
![Is Tim Walz a progressive or a centrist — or both?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165259484.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0070761392584231%2C0%2C99.985847721483%2C100&w=2400)
Everyone from Joe Manchin to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is singing his praises. Someone is going to be disappointed.
![How to think about the attacks on Tim Walz’s military record](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2164173466.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=18.112667570417%2C0%2C63.774664859166%2C100&w=2400)
![How to think about the attacks on Tim Walz’s military record](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2164173466.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=2.1690013556258%2C0%2C95.661997288748%2C100&w=2400)
Do the GOP attacks on the Democratic vice presidential candidate stand up to scrutiny?
The latest in 2024 Elections
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![Do celebrity endorsements matter?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2164533746.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.004664614236404%2C100%2C99.990670771527&w=2400)
Megan Thee Stallion is among the latest celebrities to urge voters to line up behind Kamala Harris
![“Trump is weird” will only get Kamala Harris so far](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2165600543.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.242095754291%2C0%2C67.515808491418%2C100&w=2400)
![“Trump is weird” will only get Kamala Harris so far](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2165600543.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.62884666845063%2C100%2C98.742306663099&w=2400)
Voters want to hear from Harris about Harris, not Trump or Biden.
![How Tim Walz actually handled the George Floyd protests in Minnesota](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-1246555849.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![How Tim Walz actually handled the George Floyd protests in Minnesota](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-1246555849.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Harris’s running mate oversaw much of the law enforcement response to this historic period of civil unrest.
![Why Kamala Harris’s fundraising spree might prove more valuable than Trump’s](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2163962508.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.670130949906%2C0%2C66.659738100187%2C100&w=2400)
![Why Kamala Harris’s fundraising spree might prove more valuable than Trump’s](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2163962508.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0051964248596903%2C0%2C99.989607150281%2C100&w=2400)
Can Harris and Trump translate their big fundraising hauls into votes?
![The left loves Tim Walz. Can he unite the Democrats?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2164176277.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=18.414545454545%2C0%2C63.170909090909%2C100&w=2400)
![The left loves Tim Walz. Can he unite the Democrats?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2164176277.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=2.6218181818182%2C0%2C94.756363636364%2C100&w=2400)
As a non-leftist beloved by the left, Walz is ideally suited to expand Harris’s appeal across the ideological spectrum.
![Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz as running mate](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2160509325.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz as running mate](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2160509325.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![Will Kamala Harris regret picking Tim Walz over Josh Shapiro?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2165044765.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=1.7857142857143%2C0%2C96.428571428571%2C100&w=2400)
The case for — and against — Harris’s first big decision.
![Kamala Harris’s recent embrace of rent control, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2163962519_d4c185.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=18.723280217645%2C0%2C62.55343956471%2C100&w=2400)
![Kamala Harris’s recent embrace of rent control, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2163962519_d4c185.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=3.0849203264672%2C0%2C93.830159347066%2C100&w=2400)
Capping rent increases makes voters excited, but economists wary.
![The bizarre RFK Jr. bear incident, briefly explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2154524764.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.386596510662%2C0%2C71.226806978676%2C100&w=2400)
![The bizarre RFK Jr. bear incident, briefly explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2154524764.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C3.2011404872991%2C100%2C93.597719025402&w=2400)
It’s just the latest in a laundry list of controversies.
![Is Kamala Harris beating Donald Trump in the polls?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163962508_493ec1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.670130949906%2C0%2C66.659738100187%2C100&w=2400)
![Is Kamala Harris beating Donald Trump in the polls?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163962508_493ec1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0051964248596903%2C0%2C99.989607150281%2C100&w=2400)
Harris’s polling has improved. But has it improved by enough for her to win?
![The Trump-Vance campaign would be great if not for Trump and Vance](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2162204589.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=13.166666666667%2C0%2C73.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The Trump-Vance campaign would be great if not for Trump and Vance](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2162204589.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C4.7511312217195%2C100%2C90.497737556561&w=2400)
The Trump team’s newfound professionalism can’t conceal their candidate’s longstanding flaws.
![The rebirth of the #Resistance](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162428680.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.569003839159%2C0%2C66.861992321681%2C100&w=2400)
![The rebirth of the #Resistance](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162428680.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.14606628387227%2C100%2C99.707867432255&w=2400)
Resistance liberals were exhausted. Then Kamala Harris became the nominee.
![Speaking to Black journalists, Trump reminded everyone how racist he can be](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2164070810.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.670984455959%2C0%2C66.658031088083%2C100&w=2400)
![Speaking to Black journalists, Trump reminded everyone how racist he can be](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2164070810.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0064766839378194%2C0%2C99.987046632124%2C100&w=2400)
Give Trump a platform and he’ll remind people how unlikable he is.
![What the Kamala Harris identity debate shows about America](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21758854/GettyImages_1183682845.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![What the Kamala Harris identity debate shows about America](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21758854/GettyImages_1183682845.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Identity is complicated, and she shouldn’t have to choose just one.
![Would picking Josh Shapiro actually help Harris in Pennsylvania?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2163833330.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Would picking Josh Shapiro actually help Harris in Pennsylvania?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2163833330.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Vice presidential candidates don’t necessarily enjoy a home-state advantage.
![Who could be Kamala Harris’s VP? The potential list, briefly explained.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2160744008_a0c39e.webp?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Who could be Kamala Harris’s VP? The potential list, briefly explained.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2160744008_a0c39e.webp?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Popular Democratic governors from swing states are among those likely in contention.
![Ruthless “cop” or “soft on crime”? Kamala Harris’s record as prosecutor, explained.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1083155548.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Ruthless “cop” or “soft on crime”? Kamala Harris’s record as prosecutor, explained.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1083155548.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The vice president’s days as a California prosecutor are difficult to define in clear ideological terms.
![Project 2025: The myths and the facts](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-862546872-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.833333333333%2C0%2C70.333333333333%2C100&w=2400)
![Project 2025: The myths and the facts](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-862546872-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C2.60663507109%2C100%2C94.78672985782&w=2400)
The sweeping conservative plan for Trump’s second term is very real. Here’s what it actually says.
![Gen Z loves making Kamala Harris memes. Will they vote?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162721810.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.6625%2C0%2C66.675%2C100&w=2400)
![Gen Z loves making Kamala Harris memes. Will they vote?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162721810.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0062492188476426%2C100%2C99.987501562305&w=2400)
The vibes are good, but Harris wouldn’t be the first Democrat to bet on youth turnout — and lose.
![The movement desperately trying to get people to have more babies](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2163513739.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.218181818182%2C0%2C65.563636363636%2C100&w=2400)
![The movement desperately trying to get people to have more babies](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2163513739.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.82727272727273%2C0%2C98.345454545455%2C100&w=2400)
It’s not only J.D. Vance fixating on childlessness: The pronatalists, explained.
![How Kamala Harris could win (or lose) the Electoral College](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1244047283.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=15.388864339373%2C0%2C69.222271321255%2C100&w=2400)
![How Kamala Harris could win (or lose) the Electoral College](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1244047283.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C1.8459410575593%2C100%2C96.308117884881&w=2400)
Joe Biden’s best path might not be Harris’s best path.
![What Kamala Harris really thinks about Israel and Gaza](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-878131632.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=18.136769078295%2C0%2C63.726461843409%2C100&w=2400)
![What Kamala Harris really thinks about Israel and Gaza](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-878131632.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=2.205153617443%2C0%2C95.589692765114%2C100&w=2400)
Biden’s approach to the war in Gaza has been divisive. Would Harris chart a new path?
![J.D. Vance has made it impossible for Trump to run away from Project 2025](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2163101562.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.669612869012%2C0%2C66.660774261976%2C100&w=2400)
![J.D. Vance has made it impossible for Trump to run away from Project 2025](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2163101562.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0044193035177642%2C0%2C99.991161392964%2C100&w=2400)
He wrote the foreword for a new book by Project 2025’s architect — and has backed some of its most extreme ideas.
![So what does Joe Biden do now?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162012636.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.216666666667%2C0%2C71.566666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![So what does Joe Biden do now?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162012636.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C3.4233814625058%2C100%2C93.153237074988&w=2400)
In an Oval Office speech, Biden said his farewells. But his job isn’t done yet.
![Could a short campaign be exactly what Kamala Harris needs?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162426041.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Could a short campaign be exactly what Kamala Harris needs?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162426041.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Dozens of other democracies have short election cycles. Can the Democrats learn something from them?
![Why does Kamala Harris want to be president?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162572505.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Why does Kamala Harris want to be president?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162572505.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
It’s difficult to predict what a Harris presidency would look like. But there are some clues.
![The one thing Veep captures better than any other political show](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/veep-julia.webp?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
![The one thing Veep captures better than any other political show](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/veep-julia.webp?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
With Kamala Harris’s ascendancy, the series is on everyone’s mind — and the reason it resonates goes deeper than you might think.
![Joe Biden’s enormous, contradictory, and fragile climate legacy](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1793259269.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.663429792193%2C0%2C66.673140415615%2C100&w=2400)
![Joe Biden’s enormous, contradictory, and fragile climate legacy](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1793259269.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0048548402757547%2C100%2C99.990290319448&w=2400)
If elected, Trump could slow down Biden’s progress, but the shift to clean energy is unstoppable.
![“What was not a race yesterday is a race today”: David Axelrod on Biden dropping out](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1728292220.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.6625%2C0%2C66.675%2C100&w=2400)
![“What was not a race yesterday is a race today”: David Axelrod on Biden dropping out](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1728292220.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0062492188476426%2C100%2C99.987501562305&w=2400)
What a fresh face might mean for the November presidential election.
![Could Kamala Harris’s “Brat summer” win her the presidency?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Kamala_Brat_01.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.692708333333%2C0%2C66.614583333333%2C100&w=2400)
![Could Kamala Harris’s “Brat summer” win her the presidency?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Kamala_Brat_01.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0390625%2C0%2C99.921875%2C100&w=2400)
Democrats have their first “Brat” candidate. What will it get them?
![Kamala Harris is the underdog](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161325694_1854d4.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.672025723473%2C0%2C66.655948553055%2C100&w=2400)
![Kamala Harris is the underdog](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161325694_1854d4.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0080385852090075%2C0%2C99.983922829582%2C100&w=2400)
Democrats have high hopes, but she’s starting off down in polls and faces challenges ahead.
![Will Harris automatically replace Biden? Plus six other questions about the next steps, answered.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161823256.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Will Harris automatically replace Biden? Plus six other questions about the next steps, answered.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161823256.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Does Harris automatically replace Biden now? Your questions about the process, answered.
![Why is everyone talking about Kamala Harris and coconut trees?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1429079905.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.669530847225%2C0%2C66.660938305551%2C100&w=2400)
![Why is everyone talking about Kamala Harris and coconut trees?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1429079905.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0042962708369174%2C0%2C99.991407458326%2C100&w=2400)
Ironic Kamala Harris meme-ing isn’t so ironic anymore.
![What Kamala Harris’s track record on climate makes clear](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2159966599.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![What Kamala Harris’s track record on climate makes clear](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2159966599.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Biden was the best climate president ever. Will she build on that legacy?
![Harris isn’t her party’s best candidate. Biden was still right to endorse her.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162039073.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Harris isn’t her party’s best candidate. Biden was still right to endorse her.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2162039073.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The best option isn’t always a great one.
![It was not undemocratic for the Democrats to dump Joe Biden](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1241165594.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![It was not undemocratic for the Democrats to dump Joe Biden](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1241165594.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The party was (belatedly) trying to listen to voters.
![Biden just quit the race and endorsed Kamala Harris. What happens now?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161687527.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.710606367877%2C0%2C66.578787264247%2C100&w=2400)
![Biden just quit the race and endorsed Kamala Harris. What happens now?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161687527.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.065909551815047%2C0%2C99.86818089637%2C100&w=2400)
Democrats are taking a leap into the unknown.
![Does Kamala Harris give Democrats a better chance to win?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2159971779.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.675%2C0%2C66.65%2C100&w=2400)
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The debate over the vice president’s prospects against Trump, explained.
![Biden drops out, backs Harris in 2024 race](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161483504.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
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![The RNC clarified Trump’s 2024 persona: Moderate authoritarian weirdo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161859247.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.6625%2C0%2C66.675%2C100&w=2400)
![The RNC clarified Trump’s 2024 persona: Moderate authoritarian weirdo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161859247.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0062492188476426%2C100%2C99.987501562305&w=2400)
The Trump campaign is at once a savvy, disciplined operation and an illiberal narcissist’s personality cult.