The day before he was scheduled to attend a town hall meeting in West Michigan, Republican vice presidential nominee and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence told 24 Hour News 8 that he and presidential nominee Donald Trump will “change the trajectory of the failed status quo in our nation’s capital” if they’re sent to the White House.
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Former Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz beat the GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in Wisconsin’s April primary thanks in part to endorsements from Walker and other conservative leaders.
Trump took notice of Pence during the IN primary, noting that the governor had high praise for him despite endorsing one of his rivals. Running up the votes in those suburbs is imperative for Trump if he wants to become the first Republican presidential candidate to win Wisconsin since Ronald Reagan in 1984.
“America needs to be strong for the world to be safe and Donald Trump will lead on the world stage with American strength”, said Pence.
Trump lost the so-called WOW counties Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington by three times the margin of his statewide loss.
As poorly as Trump did in April, recent opinion polls show he’s headed in the right direction in southeastern Wisconsin. The same polls show that just 73 percent of Wisconsin Republicans say they intend to vote for Trump far less than the levels typical in most election years, said pollster Charles Franklin. Please see our terms of service for more information.
Trump has bashed the corporate world in a way few Republican presidential candidates have before, calling the Chamber of Commerce a “special interest” and saying that rival Hillary Clinton would be “owned by Wall Street” as president.
Republican U.S. Representatives Tom Marino and Lou Barletta provided remarks to the crowd at the start of the rally before Trump and Pence arrived.
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But when it comes to fundraising from Wall Street, Pence will likely hold back the Trump campaign.
