39 years later, Pence finds himself in another contest.
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The Indiana governor says Democrat Hillary Clinton would choose justices who would take unconstitutional actions. “It will be very important to us to go out and prove that we are united as Republicans and united as the American people to beat Hillary Clinton and not put a criminal in the highest office of the land”.
Mike Pence once swore off negative campaigning.
12 percent said they are more likely to vote for Trump because of Pence.
But University of Indianapolis political scientist Laura Albright says the committee may veer away from the lieutenant governor in favor of a candidate with more statewide name recognition.
“You have nominated a man for president who never quits, who never backs down, a fighter, a victor”. They’re going to be looking to Donald Trump to unify this party. They believe a Trump presidency risks damaging the party and they want no part in it.
Cruz said he couldn’t endorse someone who attacked his wife and father.
Dad Donald Trump sat in the family box at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland to hear his son make the case for Trump’s election to the White House.
Pence – a diehard conservative – has a reputation for being bigoted, strongly anti-gay, and passionately pro-life. Not Paul Ryan, whose speech sounded like a rousing endorsement for someone who most certainly was not Donald Trump.
There was also a speech from PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel, who became the first delegate to reference his sexuality in an address at a Republican convention.
“That’s what I’ve been doing for the last couple of years and that’s what I’ll continue to do”. Maybe it was Trump suggesting that Cruz’s wife was dowdy? He brought up old feuds with Senator Ted Cruz and Governor John Kasich.
“He’s a chicken”, said Eugene Delgaudio, a delegate from Sterling, Virginia, who clucked like a chicken when asked about Cruz’s decision.
Mr Trump’s acceptance speech will have to be a blinder.
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The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee was a favorite topic of RNC speakers, with harsh criticism of Clinton often receiving a stronger audience response than any affirmation of conservative values. Because the Republicans had nobody else at their feeder that was almost so good at screaming and shouting, The Donald – blue jay – Trump got the immediate attention of the other birds at the feeder.
