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JD and Usha Vance Welcome Fourth Child

JD and Usha Vance Welcome Fourth Child

JD and Usha Vance Welcome Fourth Child
Above: U.S. Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance in the East Room of the White House on May 6. Image credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 42.5% chance that JD Vance will be the Republican nominee for President of the United States, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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