2024: Here We Go Again

[Zedonathin2020]

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[Yelnoc]

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[Yelnoc]

TRUMP AND BIDEN BREEZE THROUGH TUESDAY CONTESTS, SETTING STAGE FOR GENERAL ELECTION RE-MATCH
March 5, 2024
Haley to suspend her campaign after only winning Utah, ending one of the least competitive “open” presidential primaries in living memory.

• “Establishment” Republicans grapple with evidence that for many GOP voters, Trump was in fact running as an undefeated incumbent
• Williamson’s core of support turns to the long-shot campaign of Dr. Cornel West despite chastisement from Democratic pundits
• Sinema buzz continues to build as prospect of Biden vs. Trump 2.0 fails to excite "moderate" voters

[Yelnoc]

The Ides of March

FEDERAL RESERVE CONTINUES RATE PAUSE
March 20, 2024
The benchmark rate to remain steady at 5.75%, despite calls from Wall Street to loosen monetary policy as stocks stay in bear territory.
    • Data continues to drive Fed decision as services inflation remains stubbornly high
    • Atlanta GDPNow indicator warns the US economy has begun to contract

TRUMP FOUND GUILTY OF OVERTURNING THE 2020 ELECTION
March 22, 2024
D.C. jury convicts Trump on all four counts: Conspiring to defraud the US, Conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding, Obstructing an official proceeding, and Conspiracy against Rights.
    • Trump to appeal decision to the Supreme Court
    • 55 year maximum prison sentence possible (though unlikely) if verdict stands
    • Trump’s hush money payments trial to begin in New York on Monday

SINEMA IN
March 26, 2024
Independent Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s long rumored presidential bid atop the No Labels ticket announced officially only four days after Trump’s conviction.
    • Sinema and No Labels organizers insist they have a real path to 270 in this unusual environment
    • Calls for Haley to re-enter the Republican primary grow, despite daunting delegate math
    • Is this the year for third parties? These Bernie vets behind Cornel West’s campaign say Yes It Is