Spoiler alert: RFK’s VP

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🗓️ 25 March 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Robert Kennedy Jr. is set to announce his running mate this week. To mark the occasion, Semafor’s Dave Weigel explains whether third-party options can move the needle. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Anouk Dussaud and Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's a big week for Joe Biden.
0:02.0	The UN Security Council just passed a resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza that will test the United States relationship with Israel.
0:12.0	14 votes in favor.
0:14.0	Zero vote against one abstention.
0:17.0	The draft resolution has been adopted.
0:20.0	It's a big week for Donald Trump.
0:22.0	A New York judge just saved him from having to pull a half a billion dollars out of his MAGA hat.
0:27.0	This appeals court allowing the former president to post a smaller bond of $175 million within 10 days.
0:35.8	And it's a big week for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
0:41.2	All right, I guess.
0:43.0	He's announcing his running mate.
0:45.0	Maybe it'll be someone famous.
0:46.7	Maybe it will be someone infamous.
0:48.5	Maybe it'll be a random billionaire.
0:50.2	The question is, whether it can have a big enough impact on the races the other two guys are running.
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