By the top 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 may form the race.
Additionally, the Republican Nationwide Committee introduced the date and standards for the primary major debate final Friday. The polling standards are fairly notable, as there might not be that many polls that truly qualify. So is {that a} good or unhealthy use of polling?
And over the weekend, President Biden signed into legislation a suspension of the debt ceiling by January 2025 together with some cuts to federal spending.