Looking at past elections gives us good examples of what might happen after the up-coming 2024 vote. The race from 8 years ago shows how things can play-out in un-expected ways
The 2016 race ended with a twist — Donald Trump won despite getting less total votes than his rival (something that hasnt happened much in US history). The electoral-college system gave him the win: even though he got about 3 mil fewer votes nation-wide
Hillary Clinton made a quick choice to accept the results that november night; knowing the math didnt work in her favor. Later on she did bring-up concerns about outside groups affecting the outcome: saying russia and other forces had played a part in her loss. Some street protests happened right after — with a few turning into property damage situations