Mike Pence is being applauded inside the Beltway as a potential running mate for Donald Trump, by those who say the IN governor can ease conservatives’ and evangelicals’ concerns about the presumptive Republican nominee.
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Could it be that Pence has kept the possibility of him becoming vice president alive simply for political gain, while he’s known all along he wouldn’t accept an offer? “Not only was (Pence) in Congress, he was a leader in Congress at a time when Republican leadership of Congress was still highly regarded”.
Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., and Sen.
Why would Trump pick Pence?
Mr. Gingrich has traveled with Mr. Trump on campaign stops and has won kudos from even Trump skeptics for explaining the hows and whys of the Trump phenomenon at this point in American political history better than anyone else, including Mr. Trump himself.
Clinton said, “The professionals with whom I communicated were very careful in how I handled such material”.
Yet Trump also values unpredictability.
Several Republican delegates who preferred Texas Sen.
Trump has said he will choose a running mate within the next few days, before the convention begins in Cleveland, Ohio.
Another possible vice-presidential pick, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, is scheduled to appear in his home state at a rally with Trump on Tuesday.
Styring and others who remember those words say Pence’s conversion into a gentlemanly campaigner has been genuine and long-lasting.
A federal judge overruled Pence’s order by saying the governor lacked the authority to block the refugees.
Flynn’s vetting by the Trump campaign was first reported by the New York Post, but Flynn denied in an interview with the newspaper that he was under consideration.
Pence signed the bill into law, but was later forced to revise it to address unintended financial ramifications for the state.
The Indiana Democratic Party spoke differently in a statement released Thursday, calling the Indiana governor “unpopular” with both state Democrats and Republicans.
“Attacking women’s health is not only bad for women in this country, but it’s a failing political strategy”, she said.
However, Early said Trump’s problems with women are overblown.
Styring was research director for the Indiana Policy Review think tank when Pence was its foundation president.
“I just know we need new leadership in the White House”, Pence said.
“Governor Pence would be an outstanding VP choice for any Republican candidate”, Del Percio said.
An appearance by Pence would be the latest in a series of apparent auditions for Trump’s vice presidential prospects. “You’ll have to talk to the campaign about what their timetable is”, he said.
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Perhaps Pence would have acted differently if he had sought counsel in The Bible as he apparently did when supporting the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
