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A [FiveThirtyEight]( email [Popular In Politics] Thursday, June 29, 2023 [1. What The Polls Say After Trump’s Second Indictment]( [PollaPalooza_6_20_23_4x3_v01_DG]( Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. [Read more]( [2. How Seriously Should We Take Marianne Williamson And Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?]( [SlackChat-NathanielRakich-2024DemPrimary-4×3-v01-ks]( Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. [Read more]( [3. Dobbs Turned Abortion Into A Huge Liability For Republicans]( [A demonstrator holds a sign that reads "Goodbye Roe" outside the US Supreme Court]( When Theresa M. started attending a support group for breast cancer survivors, she didn’t expect political issues like abortion to be a part of the conversation. But since last summer, when her home state of Florida — freed from the requirements of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court — began imposing new abortion restrictions, younger women who were newly diagnosed with breast cancer started to voice concerns. “They worry if you find out you’re pregnant, you might have to stop your cancer treatment,” said Theresa, who is 58 and asked that her full name be withheld for personal reasons. “For some kinds of cancer, that’s a death sentence. But not an immediate death sentence, so you don’t get an abortion.” [Read more]( [4. Will Hurd Is Running To Win A Tiny Slice Of The Small Pie Of Anti-Trump Voters]( [2024-TOC-REP-WillHurd-v01-ks-4×3]( Have you ever tried to push your way into an already crowded, narrow elevator in an old apartment building? In announcing his candidacy for the presidency on Thursday, former Rep. Will Hurd of Texas sought to do just that. [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Weekly Listen [Play]( [Politics Podcast: Wait, So Do Americans Support Affirmative Action Or Not?]( [FiveThirtyEight] [View in browser]( [ABC News]( [Unsubscribe]( Our mailing address: FiveThirtyEight, 47 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023.