{"id":39918,"date":"2024-07-31T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=39918"},"modified":"2024-07-31T15:51:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T19:51:07","slug":"the-july-political-landscape-recap-of-major-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/government\/2024\/07\/31\/the-july-political-landscape-recap-of-major-events\/","title":{"rendered":"The July Political Landscape: Recap of Major Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">July has been full of many political moves, and changes. This is the recap of the most important things you should know.<br><br>On July 16, 2024, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/republican-national-convention\">national republican convention<\/a> was held on major news sites, and channels.\u00a0 The republican convention brought upon us the republican VP candidate nomination. This was picked to be Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vance.senate.gov\/\">JD Vance<\/a>, republican of Ohio.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was then followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/administration\/president-biden\/\">President Biden<\/a> withdrawing his bid for reelection on July 20, 2024. He announced on the 20th on X formerly Twitter that he was not going to pursue further, and then made an official announcement the next day. Endorsing Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/administration\/vice-president-harris\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5t8MKll9Br4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Biden refused the incumbent role for presidency VP Harris immediately took over for the bid of presidency. Within a week of her announcement of&nbsp; presidency the campaign has been said to have raised 200 million dollars by reuters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There has yet to be an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ce4q832w7dgo\">announcement<\/a> for the VP for Harris\u2019s candidacy. The <a href=\"https:\/\/demconvention.com\/\">Democratic National Convention<\/a> is being held August 19-22, 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written by Faith Harrel, Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check out our latest posts:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Website-Featured-Image-2-3-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"45252\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2026\/09\/30\/general-election-update-multiple-seats-contested\/attachment\/website-featured-image-2-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Website-Featured-Image-2-3.png\" data-orig-size=\"1200,628\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Website Featured Image (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Website-Featured-Image-2-3-1024x536.png\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2026\/09\/30\/general-election-update-multiple-seats-contested\/\">General election update, multiple seats contested<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The election in November will be a significant event for many states and for Ohio it is especially important because it will decide who Ohio\u2019s next governor is after Mike DeWine\u2019s term ends. The election will also determine the outcome of several other races for important positions that will affect Ohio\u2019s future. For Dayton residents,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2026\/09\/30\/general-election-update-multiple-seats-contested\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: General election update, multiple seats contested<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Website-Featured-Image-10-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"45220\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/website-featured-image-57\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Website-Featured-Image-10.png\" data-orig-size=\"1200,628\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Website Featured Image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Website-Featured-Image-10-1024x536.png\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/local\/2026\/09\/29\/waste-free-dayton-builds-a-greener-dayton-through-community-action\/\">Waste-Free Dayton builds a greener Dayton through community action<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Waste-Free Dayton, a non-profit that evolved from a Facebook group in 2020, encourages people to take simple actions to support the environment. 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