Yeah, I was thinking he would more likely be a lightning rod of boos and hisses. But I suppose with thunder comes lightning...
Actions have consequences. Sow the wind, and reap the whirlwind.
which would be a commotion....
which the DBM would carry as the top story for weeks...
nope....Pence not showing up is a good thing, and maybe he wasn't even invited anyway, who knows....
but he would have been at minimum a distraction....