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A [FiveThirtyEight]( email [Popular This Week] Sunday, August 13, 2023 [1. We’re Hiring A Senior Visual Journalist]( FiveThirtyEight is seeking a collaborative and creative Senior Visual Journalist to join our data and interactives team. Senior Visual Journalists are design leaders in the FiveThirtyEight newsroom. Though they serve primarily as individual contributors, they also amplify the work of the team by mentoring more junior visual journalists, thoughtfully giving and receiving feedback and leading by example. We’re looking for a seasoned designer and developer who will exercise strong news judgment, bring a sharp eye for detail and hold our work to the highest standards. [Read more]( [2. We’re Hiring A Podcast Intern]( FiveThirtyEight is hiring a podcast intern for fall 2023. Interested candidates should apply through the Disney jobs portal. [Read more]( [3. Ron DeSantis Wants To Win Over Parents — But He’s Focusing On The Wrong Issues]( [US-NEWS-EDU-FLA-BLACKHISTORY-MI]( In every election cycle, a new kind of mom voter emerges. Sometimes those mythical mothers — soccer moms, security moms, rage moms — represent an actual voting constituency, but other times, they end up being figments of candidates’ imaginations. And in the 2024 Republican primary, it may end up being more of the latter. [Read more]( [4. Attacking Trump Got Pence More Money. Can It Win Him Votes?]( [SlackChat_81023_v01_DG]( Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. [Read more]( [5. A Special Election In Ohio Shows Voters Still Care About Abortion]( [AP23221050007697_4x3]( Abortion rights in Ohio passed their first test on Tuesday. But the final exam could still be a challenge. [Read more]( [6. Could A Democrat Actually Win Mississippi’s Governorship?]( [tate-reeves-ap-4-3]( It may be the dog days of August, but elections never sleep. Today in Mississippi, voters head to the polls to pick their nominees for state and legislative offices, including governor and lieutenant governor. And Ohioans will vote on a ballot measure that would raise the threshold for passing future constitutional amendments (such as one on abortion rights this November) from a simple majority to 60 percent (my colleague Nathaniel Rakich has more on the Ohio vote). [Read more]( [7. Everything You Need To Know About The Ohio Ballot Measure That Could Block Abortion Rights]( [Ohioans will vote Tuesday on whether amendments to the state constitution should require at least 60 percent of the vote to pass. Advocates and opponents both see the election as crucial to the fate of an abortion-rights amendment that will go before voters in November.]( The campaign over Issue 1 in Ohio has been provocative, to say the least. One ad argues that the ballot measure is necessary to prevent children from getting gender-affirming care without their parents’ consent. Another features a steamy sex scene — interrupted by a Republican congressman who steals a condom out of a couple’s hands. [Read more]( [8. If RFK Jr. Wants To Be President, He’s Running In The Wrong Primary]( [Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running for president as a Democrat, but his favorability ratings are much higher among Republicans.]( A certain presidential candidate has been very popular lately. He appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast. House Republicans invited him to testify before Congress on censorship. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, also a Republican, has suggested that if he becomes president, he might nominate him to lead the Food and Drug Administration or Centers for Disease Control. GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he’d consider him to be his running mate. [Read more]( [9. Will Three Indictments Prove Too Much For Trump’s Campaign?]( [SlackChat_Amelia_08.03.23_v01_ag]( Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. [Read more]( [10. All Of Trump’s Indictments Could Seriously Bog Down His Campaign]( [Former President Donald Trump’s growing list of indictments may throw a wrench into his campaign schedule next year.]( Former President Donald Trump’s year just got even busier. [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Weekly Listen [Play]( [Politics Podcast: Ohio Voters Weigh In On Abortion (Indirectly)]( [FiveThirtyEight] [View in browser]( [ABC News]( [Unsubscribe]( Our mailing address: FiveThirtyEight, 47 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023.