 NCI News. I'm Mike Raley. On Monday, former President Donald Trump officially received the Republican nomination for president for the third election in a row at the party's national convention. He also revealed his pick for vice president, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance. Wake Forest University political science professor Dr. Nate French told NCI News. The issue does come down to what was formerly known as that blue wall in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan. And how those states go, so goes the election.