After Turbulent Election Season, Trump Defeats Harris. What Shaped This Political Moment?

A screengrab of Donald Trump from "The Choice 2024."

November 8, 2024

Patrice Taddonio

President-elect Donald Trump’s defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 U.S. presidential election marks a major realignment in American politics.

What led up to this political moment and the ushering in of a second Trump presidency?

Explore a broad slate of FRONTLINE’s coverage about Trump and his VP pick, Sen. JD Vance, Vice President Harris’ rise to the national stage, President Joe Biden’s decades-long political career and his sudden decision to drop out of the race, and the state of U.S. politics and voters’ feelings leading up to this historic election.

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump + Interview Collection

The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz + Interview Collection

American Voices 2024

Biden’s Decision + Interview Collection

Democracy on Trial + Interview Collection

Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court

Lies, Politics and Democracy + Interview Collection

Michael Flynn’s Holy War

Plot to Overturn the Election

American Insurrection

United States of Conspiracy

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