The Run-Up

Your guide to understanding the 2024 election. Especially the messy parts.

The Youngest Voters and the Oldest President
A look at new polling that shows Joe Biden may be struggling with the Gen Z voters he needs to win.
By Astead W. Herndon, Elisa Gutierrez and Caitlin O’Keefe
Nebraska Was Minding Its Business Until Charlie Kirk Came Along
How Trump allies are trying to rework the state’s voting system to the former president’s advantage.
By Astead W. Herndon, Caitlin O’Keefe and Elisa Gutierrez
Biden Is Winning the Money Race. Does It Matter?
Inside the very expensive business of running for president.
By Astead W. Herndon, Caitlin O’Keefe and Anna Foley
What About the People Who Don’t Vote?
Lessons from nonvoters and what might change their minds.
By Astead W. Herndon, Elisa Gutierrez and Anna Foley
Don’t Ask RFK Jr. About Being a Spoiler
An interview with the independent candidate threatening to change the election’s course.
By Astead W. Herndon, Anna Foley and Elisa Gutierrez
Why It Had to Be Trump
The Republican base loves him. And the party establishment that might have preferred someone else did not put up a fight.
By Astead W. Herndon, Caitlin O’Keefe and Anna Foley
Why It Had to Be Biden
According to the Democratic National Committee and Biden’s inner circle, he is the best option in a battle with Trump, no matter what voters might be worried about.
By Astead W. Herndon, Elisa Gutierrez and Caitlin O’Keefe
Everything You Need to Know About Super Tuesday
The results are expected to be more “tepid” than boiling, but we’ll still be able to understand 2024 better after 16 states or territories vote.
By Astead W. Herndon and Caitlin O’Keefe
MAGA Thinks the Game Is Rigged. Will They Play?
At CPAC, some Trump supporters embrace early voting and other tactics they long decried.
By Astead W. Herndon, Anna Foley and Caitlin O’Keefe
‘What if Someone Dies?’ And Other 2024 Questions, Answered
This election is shaking loose a lot of quandaries, but most of them betray one fundamental anxiety.
By Astead W. Herndon, Anna Foley, Elisa Gutierrez, Reid J. Epstein and Maggie Haberman