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Election 2024 Coverage: The Complete Guide
All of Sentient’s election coverage in one place.
Words by Jenny Splitter
Update: Former President Donald Trump has been elected again as the 47th President of the United States. Today’s coverage includes Trump’s Climate Change & Factory Farming Policies: What to Expect From His Win
Election day is here, and the 2024 race is set to deliver record turnout. Voters can make their choice for president today in person, but more than 82 million Americans have already cast their vote, according to the Associated Press. For information on where to vote today, Election Day, you can visit the USAGov website.
Read on for Sentient’s complete election coverage:
Where the Candidates Stand on Food and Farming
Trump & RFK’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Slogan, Examined
Where Does Kamala Harris Stand on Meat and Factory Farming? Her Record Holds Clues
Walz, Meat and Masculinity, Maybe Not-So-Redefined
Where JD Vance Stands on Factory Farming and Meat
Where Trump Stands on Animal Welfare and Factory Farming
What a Trump or Harris Win Means for the Future of the Farm Bill
Children Are at the Core of MAHA. Some Moms Are Ecstatic.
More Coverage of the Presidential Race
How the Meat Industry Shapes U.S. Politics (and Vice-Versa)
Selective Outrage About Animals Is Having a Political Moment
The Deep History of Racism and Speciesism Behind ‘They’re Eating the Dogs’
Ballot Measures
Measure J & Other Ballot Measures to Ban Slaughterhouses, Explained
How Denver Could Become the First City to Ban Slaughterhouses
The Author
Jenny Splitter
Jenny is the Editor-in-Chief of Sentient Media and an award-winning climate and food journalist with bylines in The Guardian, Vox, The Washington Post, Popular Mechanics and others.
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