# Who will be Trump's running mate? (J. D. Vance Has Been Chosen)

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**Created:** [January 22, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511 "2024-01-22T20:48:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511/1334 "2024-08-13T17:59:36Z")

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> [@Aeschines](#):
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> I predicted that DeSantis would be a catastrophic failure of a candidate and that JD Vance would be a disaster for the ticket when other people here were arguing otherwise.

Among other notable predictions that were…[sliiiiiiiiiiiiiightly less accurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wont-be-the-republican-party-nominee-in-2024/996834). Pro top: you might not want to call attention to the accuracy of your political prescience. (And I’ll say it again: these clickbait-y sites you keep citing are worth the paper they are printed on, in terms of predictions, at least).

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