FiveThirtyEight’s top politics stories this week

[FiveThirtyEight]( Popular in Politics Thursday, March, 28, 2024 [1. 8 people who could be Trump's VP pick]( [8 people who could be Trump's VP pick]( Welcome to 538’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. [Read more]( [2. Will RFK Jr. and third-party contenders even make the ballot in November?]( [Will RFK Jr. and third-party contenders even make the ballot in November?]( Many Americans [haven't come to terms]( with the reality that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have clinched their party's nominations for the general election this November. And [polls have shown]( that many voters [are anything but happy]( at the prospect of a 2020 rematch. [Read more]( [3. House members seem to really hate their jobs]( [House members seem to really hate their jobs]( Members of the House of Representatives seem to hate their jobs so much, some can’t even see them through to the end of the year. On Friday, Rep. Mike Gallagher, who had already opted not to seek reelection, announced he would [resign from the House in April](. A week earlier, now-former Rep. Ken Buck [did the same thing]( — and didn’t mince words about why he was leaving. “It is the worst year of the nine years and three months that I’ve been in Congress, and having talked to former members, it’s the worst year in 40-50 years to be in Congress,” [he told CNN](. [Read more]( [4. States are cracking down on deepfakes ahead of the 2024 election]( [States are cracking down on deepfakes ahead of the 2024 election]( The recording sounded an awful lot like President Joe Biden. In [a robocall made to thousands of New Hampshire residents]( ahead of the state's presidential primary in January, an artificial-intelligence-generated dupe of the president's voice urged voters not to bother with the primary. NBC News later reported the audio was a complete fabrication [created by a New Orleans street magician]( who said he was hired by Steve Kramer, a Democratic operative who has worked on Rep. Dean Phillips's presidential campaign. [Read more]( [5. How IVF and abortion access could shape the 2024 election]( [How IVF and abortion access could shape the 2024 election]( Welcome to Pollapalooza, our occasional polling column. [Read more]( [FiveThirtyEight] [View in browser]( [ABC News]( [Unsubscribe](