There likely won’t be formal announcements until next year, but 2024 presidential hopefuls are already busy on the campaign trail testing their messages and collecting IOUs from midterm candidates.
No 2024 candidate has more on the line than President Joe Biden. Democratic performance in November elections — especially in battleground states like Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Arizona — will elevate or depress the president’s prospects in two years. There are competitive gubernatorial and senatorial contests this year in all of these states.
The 2022 GOP gubernatorial candidates in Arizona and Pennsylvania could have a significant impact on the outcome of a 2024 presidential race. Republican gubernatorial candidates Kari Lake and Tom Mastriano both deny the legitimacy of Biden’s 2020 presidential victory. If they win, they could make it difficult in two…
