As J. D. Vance faces a bumpy public reception on the Trump ticket and Kamala Harris considers her options for a running mate, the New Yorker staff writers Amy Davidson Sorkin and Benjamin Wallace-Wells join Tyler Foggatt to discuss all things Vice-Presidential. In a race as short and tight as this one, what is each campaign communicating with its choice? This week’s reading:<ul>
<li>“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/who-should-kamala-harris-pick-as-her-running-mate">Who Should Kamala Harris Pick as Her Running Mate?</a>” by Amy Davidson Sorkin</li>
<li>“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/j-d-vances-sad-strange-politics-of-family">J. D. Vance’s Sad, Strange Politics of Family</a>,” by Jessica Winter</li>
<li>“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/j-d-vances-radical-religion">J. D. Vance’s Radical Religion</a>,” by Paul Elie</li>
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