It's like mad libs just throw in a noun with RFK Jr and a verb and it might it might have happened

But do we have okay also like it's an island do we have bear cubs in Central Park?

Because like they can't just like wander in.

They have to take a bridge or a tunnel.

They could escape escape from the Bronx Zoo, I suppose,

is the thinking, maybe.

But guys, I'm not even allowed to put like food scraps

in the public trash can on my corner

because that's illegal dumping

and has a fine associated with it.

Hello and welcome to the 538 Politics Podcast, I'm Galen Druk. Hello and welcome to the 538 Politics Podcast.

I'm Galen Druk.

The newly configured 2024 presidential election

is taking shape.

On Friday, Vice President Harris secured enough delegate votes in the DNC virtual roll call to become the nominee.

And literally any minute now, we are expecting an announcement about who her running mate will be.

In fact, by the time you're listening to this, you, dear listener,

may already know, but even if you do, this is not an episode that you want to skip, and here's why.

So, when Harris became the expected nominee two weeks ago, we said to wait about two weeks before you take any of the data too seriously.

And we also said we'd have the polling averages back up once Harris became the nominee.

Both of those things have now happened and today we're gonna dig into those numbers.

It also just so happens to be exactly three months until election day, November 5th.

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