After frenzied, final decision making, Donald Trump announced Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate Friday, adding an experienced politician with deep Washington connections to the Republican presidential ticket.
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Trump says he’ll hold a news conference on Saturday morning.
Trump originally planned to announce his running mate on Friday.
It was unclear whether Trump was indecisive about his choice, or if he really did want to delay because of the attacks, but now it is clear that Trump has made a firm decision.
The selection of Pence, a 57-year-old former radio host and congressman whose social conservatism is well known, could soothe right-leaning voters who are skeptical of Trump’s views on social issues. He had to make up his mind by noon on Friday, the deadline for Pence to drop his bid for re-election in IN, where the law prevents a candidate from seeking election to multiple offices.
“He felt the pain of the people there and he said it’s just not right to do something self-serving and political the day and the morning after”. As governor, Pence personally spearheaded an anti-LGBT law that legalized discrimination against the LGBT community, alienated businesses, caused boycotts, lost investments and embarrassed Hoosiers- a law he was later forced to revise. Griffin and Pence were on the House Judiciary Committee in Congress.
Brazil said Pence is vibrant and “he’s been a good governor for the state of Indiana”. Up first was how Pence’s pro-life record proves he would “put women’s health at risk”.
“One thing you can say about Mike Pence is he’s got a very calm, steady demeanor that in some ways is a little Reaganesque”, said Christine Mathews, a Republican pollster for former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels.
Other races likely will be affected should Pence withdraw. He told The Associated Press he had not received a call from Trump telling him he wasn’t getting the job.
Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, said that Pence’s experience in Washington, D.C. after 9/11 “will help Trump have a focused response to radical jihadist terrorism”.
The problem, however, is that some of Pence’s conservative leanings are in direct opposition to Trump’s, as Esquire brilliantly noted.
But it can not be transferred directly to the Trump-Pence presidential campaign coffers, according to the Federal Election Commission.
Early reports that Trump had settled on Pence were welcomed Thursday on Capitol Hill, with House Speaker Paul Ryan, Wis., calling the governor “a good movement conservative”.
But despite not knowing his new opponent, Democrat John Gregg is focused on his own campaign for governor. Unlike Christie and Gingrich, Pence endorsed Trump’s chief primary rival, Texas Sen.
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Mike Pence speaks during the Innovation Showcase, Thursday, July 14, 2016, in Indianapolis.
