And he is a presence that many in the party welcome.
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Pence, whose mild-mannered personae is seen as a contrast to Trump’s sometimes bombastic image, flipped the contrast during his speech. In fact, he recycled lines ― like having a front-row seat to the American dream ― that he’s used before.
He blamed Mrs. Clinton for being complicit in pushing for a withdrawal of troops in Iraq, which he said led to the rise of the Islamic State.
Holcomb assumed the role of lieutenant governor after Sue Ellspermann resigned the office to apply for the presidency at Ivy Tech Community College.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan introduced Pence as a “man of solid character” with solid conservative credentials. McIver said she offer to resign over the error, but Trump, in his magnanimity, accepted her apology instead.
Thursday is the final day of the Republican National Convention.
“They’re going to have extra work for him”. As the audience clapped and cheered, Pence’s family joined him on stage alongside Trump. Pence was where many of us are now. The vast majority of convention-goers who spoke with The Huffington Post this week admitted they didn’t know much about Trump’s running mate.
“Gov. Pence has ignited the passion of grassroots conservatives with his record of creating jobs and enacting conservative reforms which have turned IN into a model for the rest of the country”, the statement said. “I do truly believe the path to the White House goes through Pennsylvania and his appearing here helps to highlight that reality”. “He’s been a relative unknown up to this point”.
“Everyone here today I hope will leave this convention, will leave that floor tonight, will leave this city tomorrow, more determined than ever to change the direction of our nation back to strength at home and overseas by electing Donald Trump”, he said.
The governor promised that the former top aide to Gov. Mitch Daniels, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz rejected calls to endorse the GOP ticket.
Democrats and the media can’t figure him out, Pence added. The Indiana governor expressed his acceptance of the nomination and presented his own profile’s stark contrast with that of Trump’s, ABC News reports.
Mike Pence once swore off negative campaigning. But Pence made a clear bid for voters outside the Republican fold. He linked Clinton to President Obama on the latter and said, “We can not have four more years apologizing to our enemies and abandoning our friends”. “One in three women has had an abortion in this country”.
IndyStar reached out to all 22 members of the panel to ask whom they were planning to support.
He called Trump “a man of faith, a man of conviction, a man you can trust” and said “there is no doubt in my mind he will bring real change to Washington”.
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