Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke Thursday to the Napa Institute, a conservative Catholic conference.
But religious conservatives such as the attendees of the Napa Institute conference are a key part of the GOP electorate, and Pence, a devout evangelical Christian, needs their support if he is to have any hope of becoming the next president.gave him a rosary for his mother. He sprinkled his speech with Bible verses and urged attendees at the Napa Institute conference to express their faith by supporting right-wing causes.
“What the world needs today is men and women of deep conviction and faith who will boldly live out their faith in the public square,” Pence said. The stop in Napa Valley could also help the former vice president connect with wealthy potential donors. Attendees payto the five-day convention at the Meritage Resort and Spa, a posh estate nestled in vineyard country.
Pence needs to register 40,000 unique donors by Aug. 21 in order to qualify for the inaugural primary debate in Milwaukee on Aug. 23, but hasn’t reached that milestone.Donald Trump lost his reelection bid. That’s a fact. Yet many Republicans refuse to speak the truth, undermining our democracy along with their integrity
The Napa Institute was founded by Tim Busch, a wealthy attorney and businessman whose other ventures include an Irvine-based hotel chain and Trinitas Cellars, a Napa County winery. A devout Orange County Catholic who visits the pope
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