As the unnecessarily long 2024 election season continues to pick up steam, I’d like to take a moment to ponder some potential hypotheticals as to how the election will unfold. As of this writing, in April 2023, it seems the most likely scenario will be a rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Biden himself has yet to officially declare his candidacy and Trump is likely to face a significant challenge from his own party from Ron DeSantis. A handful of other Republicans and Democrats have launched their own campaigns, with more guaranteed to follow, but I don’t see any of those campaigns really bearing any fruit. DeSantis is the only Republican who can put up a realistic fight against Trump. As for the Democrats, Biden as of now has two challengers, RFK Jr. and Marianne Williamson. And while their combined support coupled with Biden’s low approval numbers does indicate a problem for Biden, at the end of the day I have a hard time imagining the candidate being someone other than him. Harris would get crushed in a general election and there really is no other realistic alternative to Biden, sad as that may be. Personally, I’m an avid supporter of both Sanders and Warren, but I don’t see either of them challenging Biden again. I have respect for Williamson but I also don’t think she has a chance against Biden. And with Trump’s only real competition slipping himself in the polls I don’t see how the Republicans wind up with a nominee other than Trump. As I sit here and reflect on this I feel this unshakable sense of sorrow. The last thing this country needs right now is a rematch from 2020. I believe that we as a nation deserve so much better than both Trump and Biden and I think it is a sad reality that the 2024 election will likely coalesce into another bout between them. We need to move on from these two, from the partisan vitriol that divides us. America deserves no less. I pray that in 2028 we will see candidates with the courage to bring about real change.