Star Spangled Gamblers

How Trump Will Select His Running Mate


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Pratik Chougule previews Manifest 2024.

Ben Freeman (@benwfreeman1) and Alex Chan (@ianlazaran) negotiate a side bet on whether Trump will select Tim Scott, Doug Burgum, or Marco Rubio as his running mate. They discuss how Trump will make the decision and when he'll announce it. 

Timestamps

0:09: Pratik introduces segment on Trump VP selection

1:44: Manifest 2024

7:18: Episode on VP nomination begins

7:43: What are SSG Title Belt Championships?

9:37: How Ben Freeman won the SSG Title Belt

11:56: Ben's proposed side bet on Trump's VP selection

13:36: Alex Chan's background

15:38: OpenBet/DonBest

19:26: How Alex got into political gambling

20:49: Political nerds vs. professional gamblers

22:36: Ben and Alex negotiate theie side bet

27:09: How Trump will select his VP

30:10: Loyalty considerations

32:21: Trump's strength in GOP

34:48: Will Trump penalize those who ran against him?

35:32: When will Trump announce the pick?

36:38: How deep is Trump's VP bench?

40:09: Has Trump already decided?

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