Mike Pence has a resume most White House hopefuls would dream of
FILE - Supporters listen to Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence speak at a campaign event, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa. LAS VEGAS — . A congressman. A governor of a big Midwestern state. A one-time vice president.
“From the very beginning, I think his supporters knew that the challenge was going to be some of the hardcore Trump supporters were never going to forgive him for upholding the Constitution on Jan 6," said Art Pope, a GOP donor from North Carolina who supported Pence’s campaign. “On the other hand, there were a group of Americans who were never going to forgive him for being in the Trump administration to begin with.
“People respect him for upholding his oath under enormous pressure,” Marc Short, a longtime senior adviser, said over the summer. Devin O’Malley, Pence’s longtime spokesman, said his campaign "always knew there was going to be a large portion of the electorate that was not going to be with him on Jan. 6, but the only way he could tarnish his career and his legacy and reputation was to be untrue to himself," he said. “Ultimately there was one person who could change how he’ll be perceived through history and that was Mike Pence. And he stayed true to himself and he comes out with his legacy intact.
Then came a campaign finance report that showed just how dire the situation had become. Pence had already racked up more than $600,000 in debt by the end of September and was burning through nearly as much cash as he was raising, despite an aggressive fundraising schedule. Pence chose the Republican Jewish Coalition summit — before a friendly crowd that has long appreciated his support for Israel — in part so he could make his case one last time that the U.S. must maintain its leadership role on the world stage to prevent attacks such as the one by Hamas against Israel.
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