Donald Trump acknowledged that he and his running mate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence have different styles, and that he doesn’t necessarily expect Pence to use the name-calling tactics that Trump has used throughout the campaign.
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“But Democratic strategist Matt Bennett said the odd VP introduction and published reports indicating the presumptive GOP nominee was having second thoughts about Pence are indications that the IN governor is “IN for a rough ride” IN the passenger seat of the Trump campaign.
The less-than-half-full hangar was devoid of any campaign signs or other hints that Pence is now a part of the Republican presidential ticket, aside from the music.
Although yesterday’s event lacked the usual pizazz of a vice presidential announcement,
Republican strategist Keith
Appell said Trump’s performance won’t matter once voters go to the polls in November.
“Before we head home to pizza night, a few words of thanks”, said Pence, expressing gratitude to his family, who flanked him on stage.
For the many NSFW takes on Trump and Pence’s borderline branding, simply search Twitter.
In choosing Pence, Trump appeared to be looking past their numerous policy differences.
The Indiana governor has been a longtime advocate of trade deals such as NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, both aggressively opposed by Trump. Trump has struggled to bridge the gap between himself, a self-described outsider, and the establishment and conservative wings of the party. He also endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, in the primary there.
Trump spent weeks weighing vice presidential contenders, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and only zeroed in on Pence in recent days.
“I wanted them, obviously, to take place in what’s probably a pretty rare in historic moment”, Suzanne Hough of Zionsville said about bringing her children to the rally.
The comparison with the late Reagan, who served two terms during the 1980s and is revered by Republicans, is a clear appeal to make Trump more palatable to conservatives alienated by Trump’s bombastic rhetoric and populist message who had backed other primary candidates. Trump was in California for fundraisers, separated from his closest aides, and was fuming about leaks that were viewed as an attempt to pressure him into the decision. An attacker in a heavy truck drove into crowds celebrating Bastille Day, killing at least 84 people and injuring scores more in what President Francois Hollande called a terrorist act. Trump made that announcement earlier Saturday at a news conference in New York City.
Trump ticked through a list of statistics he said showed how Pence had pulled IN out of economic recessions: an unemployment rate that fell to less than 5 percent on his watch, an uptick IN the labor force and a decrease IN IN residents on unemployment insurance.
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Pence had been in a tight re-election bid for governor and faced a Friday deadline to withdraw from that race in order to run for vice president instead. While some conservatives are sceptical of Trump’s political leanings, Pence has been a stalwart ally on social issues. “Never waffled once he made his decision”, Manafort wrote in an email.
