[frog in a pot]

you...must mostly rely on the MSM.
Your reading list must be better than mine, why don't you send me one or two links that support your precise points about Pence? I am not saying you are wrong, just that your two statements above are logically inconsistent.

...widely believed...some have thought...
Still pretty vague.

I am not of the school that believes that pom-poms only are effective in getting a political leader to do what he was elected to do.
Pom-poms are always nice but, of course, it is sometimes necessary to give a leader time and means to work out what you call "Herculean tasks".

[9YearLurker]

What is logically inconsistent? Reagan got forced to take on Poppy Bush and Poppy almost succeeded in wiping him out early on—but he was on his re-election ticket.