Christopher Devine

professor of political science at the University of Dayton in Ohio, author of “Do Running Mates Matter? The Influence of Vice Presidential Candidates in Presidential Elections”

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JD Vance is the Republican vice presidential nominee. An Ohio political science professor discusses who he is, and what this pick means.

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JD Vance is the Republican vice presidential nominee. An Ohio political science professor discusses who he is, and what this pick means.

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