It also included a surprise keynote speech from Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. He took office as governor in 2012, and Trump’s announcement came just an hour before the deadline for Pence to withdraw his candidacy for re-election in Indiana.
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Well, so Pence is Trump’s guy!
Once calling himself as “a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order”, Pence is also a beloved social conservative among the devout evangelical conservatives within the party.
Delegate John Stricklett, from the 8th congressional district, said Pence does not now disagree with Trump.
Two other failed Republican presidential candidates, Florida Sen.
Cruz, whose wife and father were subjected to personal attacks by Trump during a volatile campaign, was booed off stage Wednesday night.
When so much darkness seems to be surrounding our world, Donald Trump and Mike Pence would not only be the wrong equation for America, but more importantly, they would fail to add up to the dreams and hopes that our founders envisioned for our country.
A convention source had told NPR’s Domenico Montanaro before Cruz’s speech that the campaign expected “severe blowback” when the Texas senator withheld a Trump endorsement, and the whole drama that ensued seemed to be orchestrated to embarrass Cruz, who sounded for most of his speech like he was kicking off his 2020 presidential campaign. He will deliver the biggest speech of his life Wednesday night as he accepts the nomination to become the GOP candidate for vice president.
In a style that cast a stark contrast to the fiery rhetoric of Trump, Pence’s self-effacing demeanor and focus on conservative tenets rang home with Nashville Trump delegate Betty Cannon.
“If you want a president who will upend the status quo in Washington, D.C., and appoint justices of the Supreme Court who will uphold the Constitution, we have but one choice and that man is ready”.
Karen Pence has played an integral part in the rise of Mike Pence to that stage.
Cruz says in remarks released before he began speaking that Americans should “vote your conscience”.
Trump and Cruz engaged in bitter recriminations during the Republican primaries. He never says they should vote for Trump.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is telling Republicans who are on the fence about supporting Donald Trump for president that “we can’t wait four more years”. His low-key style was likely attractive to Trump, said the political scientist, Smith. Ralph Alvarado of Kentucky, who will speak about how “the Republican Party is the party of opportunity for voters of all backgrounds, especially Hispanics”.
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Trump has boosted his efforts to collect online donations as he races to compete with Democrat Hillary Clinton’s well-established fundraising network. He’s pleading with Americans not to let that happen in the U.S.
