President

As the general election on Nov. 5 approaches, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will be vying for the majority of the 270 electoral college votes to win the presidential election.

Harris will be running alongside Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Walz became governor in 2019 and represents farmers and rural Americans. Before that, he served in the Army National Guard for 24 years and retired as a high-ranked National Guard soldier.

Junior Ohio Senator J.D. Vance will be running alongside Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Vance became a senator in 2023 and was enlisted in the Marines for four years before serving in Iraq in 2005.

Economy

Harris’ campaign site outlines her economic plan, which includes expanding the child tax to $3,600 to 100 million Americans and a $6,000 tax cut to help families pay for a child’s first year of life.

Trump’s economic plan outlines policies like cutting spending and making tax cuts permanent through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Act plans to eliminate taxes on tips for restaurant and hospitality workers. The agenda also promises that “Republicans will pave the way for future Economic Greatness by leading the World in Emerging Industries,” like cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence and innovations in space.

Healthcare

According to Harris’ campaign, cutting the costs of expensive drugs will help Americans to take prescription drugs by making them more affordable by increasing competition and transparency among healthcare companies. Harris also plans to strengthen Social Security and Medicare, and is expected to follow President Joe Biden’s plan to raise taxes for people who have higher incomes to reinforce Social Security.

Trump’s campaign outlines that he plans to “make the ‘American Dream’ affordable again,” and plans to protect Medicare and promote competition between drug companies to decrease costs for citizens.

Environment

The Harris-Walz campaign will also advocate to protect Americans from the climate crisis by maintaining the values of the IRA, which includes reducing national emissions by 40% by 2030. However, Harris is not opposed to fracking and natural gas production.

Trump also plans to lower energy prices like natural gas, coal and oil beyond record levels if he is elected. The plan also outlines that Trump wants to do away with mandating electric vehicles — which most states are trying to implement — and cut environmental regulations.