This chapter delves into Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as a possible VP pick for Trump, citing his immigration policies as a strong point. Speculations are made on Abbott's potential impact on Trump's Senate dealings if chosen, drawing parallels to Mike Pence in 2016, before rounding up other contenders and concluding with thank you messages and podcast credits.
On this solar eclipse day installment of the 538 Politics podcast, the crew tests their polling knowledge on the rare celestial event with a special edition of “Guess What Americans Think.” They also preview 538’s new Swing-O-Matic, a tool that lets you model demographic changes in the 2024 election and see their resulting electoral impacts. And in our latest installment of the 2024 VP draft, the crew takes a guess at who could be former President Donald Trump’s pick for the position.
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