Another year has come and gone, and with it, another general election for the record books.
Technically, President-elect Donald Trump began the 2024 cycle by announcing his candidacy just after the 2022 midterm elections, but over the past 12 months, to quote Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy, things escalated quickly.
No matter your vote for president, let’s ring in 2025 by taking a look back at the 2024 campaign’s highest highs and lowest lows.
1. The conviction
Trump and President Joe Biden both faced a number of primary challengers this cycle, but despite the hype, no one came close to knocking off either king before Super Tuesday.
Still, the spring offered one major shake-up to the race: the May 30 conviction of Trump in New York.
The president-elect dealt with a number of legal matters this summer, but the New York hush money case saw Trump transform from just…
