Editing Randall Terry (section)

===2024 presidential candidacy===
{{see also|2024 Constitution National Convention}}On March 29, 2024, Terry declared his candidacy in the [[2024 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2024 |title=Three Candidates for the Constitution Party Presidential Nomination to Debate on April 6 {{!}} |url=https://ballot-access.org/2024/03/30/three-candidates-for-the-constitution-party-presidential-nomination-to-debate-on-april-6/ |access-date=May 28, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>
{{Infobox U.S. federal election campaign|logo=Terry Broden 2024 Campaign Logo.png|committee=Randall Terry 2024 presidential campaign|affiliation=[[Constitution Party (United States)]]|candidate='''Randall Terry'''<br>'''[[Stephen Broden]]'''|campaign=[[2024 Constitution Party presidential primaries]]<br>[[2024 United States presidential election]]|website=https://www.terry2024.com/|receipts=|status=Announced: March 29, 2024<br>Official nominee: April 27, 2024}}

He was nominated by the [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]] for president on April 27, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2024 |title=Randall Terry Wins Constitution Party's Presidential Nomination {{!}} |url=https://ballot-access.org/2024/04/27/randall-terry-wins-constitution-partys-presidential-nomination/ |access-date=May 28, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> He said he would not accept the nomination if [[Stephen Broden]] was not nominated for vice president.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2024 |title=Constitution Party Vice-Presidential Nominee is Stephen E. Broden {{!}} |url=https://ballot-access.org/2024/04/27/constitution-party-vice-presidential-nominee-is-stephen-e-broden/ |access-date=May 28, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> He was nominated by the [[Constitution Party of Oregon]] on May 28, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jordan |date=May 28, 2024 |title=Constitution Party of Oregon Nominates Candidates, Names Randall Terry as Presidential Nominee |url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2024/05/constitution-party-of-oregon-nominates-candidates-names-randall-terry-as-presidential-nominee/ |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=Independent Political Report}}</ref> Some state parties such as [[Independent American Party of Nevada|Nevada]] and [[Utah Constitution Party|Utah]] rejected Terry's nomination and instead nominated convention opponent [[Joel Skousen]].<ref name="p585">{{cite web | title=Nevada and Utah Constitution Parties Nominate Joel Skousen for President | website=Ballot Access News | date=May 28, 2024 | url=https://ballot-access.org/2024/05/28/nevada-and-utah-constitution-parties-nominate-joel-skousen-for-president/ | access-date=August 30, 2024}}</ref>

In August 2024, ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that some [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] donors and operatives were assisting Terry's [[ballot access]] efforts and seeking to promote his campaign among [[pro-life]] voters, in order to help Democratic nominee [[Kamala Harris]] by [[Spoiler effect|taking votes]] from [[Donald Trump]].<ref name="d824">{{cite web | last=Schleifer | first=Theodore | title=To Beat Trump, Democrats Seek to Help Anti-Abortion Candidate | website=The New York Times | date=August 29, 2024 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/politics/trump-terry-anti-abortion.html | access-date=August 30, 2024 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20240829220816/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/politics/trump-terry-anti-abortion.html | archive-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref>

Terry's campaign paid for ads that aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in October, during commercial breaks for ''[[ABC World News Tonight]]'', ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'', and ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]''.<ref name = KXTV>{{cite news|url = https://www.abc10.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/what-to-know-about-the-graphic-anti-abortion-ad-on-abc/103-0f5ebbac-58a1-4d7b-9250-e92819219102|title = What to know about the graphic anti-abortion ad airing on ABC & ABC10|work = [[KXTV]]|date = October 15, 2024|accessdate = November 30, 2024}}</ref> They drew media attention for containing graphic photos of aborted fetuses, and narration which compared celebrities who supported abortion rights to Nazis.<ref name = Bauder>{{cite news|url = https://apnews.com/article/view-television-advertising-abortion-fcc-0d8c5944405d13bdccf9cd17a4891e8b|title = 'The View' abortion ad signals wider effort to use an FCC regulation to spread a message|last = Bauder|first = David|date = October 11, 2024|accessdate = November 30, 2024|work = [[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.semafor.com/article/10/18/2024/the-presidential-candidate-forcing-the-view-to-air-his-ultra-grisly-abortion-ads|title = The presidential candidate forcing 'The View' to air his ultra-grisly abortion ads|date = October 18, 2024|accessdate = November 30, 2024|work = [[Semafor (website)|Semafor]]|last = Weigel|first = David|authorlink = David Weigel}}</ref> Because Terry met the [[Federal Communications Commission]]'s definition of a "legally qualified candidate", ABC was required to air the advertisements without any edits, though due to their controversial content, the network ran disclaimers noting its legal duty to broadcast them and warning viewers of the imagery within.<ref name = Bauder/><ref name = KXTV/>

[[File:Chase Oliver, Jill Stein & Randall Terry (53866448015).jpg|thumb|From left to right: [[Chase Oliver|Oliver]], [[Jill Stein|Stein]], and Terry at the Free and Equal debate in Las Vegas.]]