By the tip of this week, the variety of main candidates operating for the Republican presidential nomination is predicted to develop to 9. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum are all anticipated to leap into the race this week. On this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses how these candidates would possibly form the race.
Additionally, the Republican Nationwide Committee introduced the date and standards for the primary main debate final Friday. The polling standards are fairly notable, as there will not be that many polls that really qualify. So is {that a} good or dangerous use of polling?
And over the weekend, President Biden signed into regulation a suspension of the debt ceiling by way of January 2025 together with some cuts to federal spending.
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