Posted on 05/24/2022 1:48:24 PM PDT by cotton1706
Former Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Georgia on Monday with two missions in mind: engaging in a bit of the low-stakes political theater while also, his allies hope, bolstering a public reputation that has even Republicans turning up their nose at the Pence brand. It’s clear Pence excelled at the theatrics; moving his sagging favorability rating will be a tougher challenge.
Pence was in Georgia to support Gov. Brian Kemp, who is facing a primary challenge from his right by former Sen. David Perdue. Perdue has the backing of former President Donald Trump and the furious support of the core MAGA gang, but not much else. Recent polling has Kemp leading by Perdue by double digits, and clearing the 50 percent threshold required to avoid a costly runoff election.
But Kemp wasn’t really ever in danger, and that’s a big reason Pence felt safe enough to make Georgia the backdrop for his big break with Trump. Pence’s unwillingness to wade into races where he can actually make a difference is a turnoff for voters looking for bold truth-tellers. And even when Pence does speak up, he says nothing.
"When you say yes to Gov. Brian Kemp tomorrow, you will send a deafening message all across America that the Republican Party is the party of the future," Pence said in remarks that avoided mentioning Donald Trump’s name even once. Pence’s moral failure, or at least his most recent moral failure, rests in thinking that Republicans can build a post-Trump future without reckoning with their Trump-filled present.
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Pence has always been lackluster.
He won't serve in any office ever again, and his influence is nil.
Romney is pretty useless…..
Wow! What’s that old saying about broken clocks?
...boy, let’s not start down this rabbit hole, listing useless Republicans...
At least Quayle had some degree of entertainment value.. d;^)
“Romney is pretty useless…..”
You’re correct. But Romney currently holds actual legislative power.
Hope Mike is enjoying the record gas prices, the 40 year high inflation, the 110,000 dead people from the fentanyl coming through our open borders, our 13 military vets killed by the Taliban who were rewarded with $85 billion in US military weapons and tech, the financing of Irans nuke program. I hope it was worth it.
“Romney is pretty useless…..”
Romney is not useless he is hopeless. As a U.S. Senator his votes inflict damage.
Pence can do whatever he wants because it really won’t matter.
Good point….i don’t have that kind of time
If Pence had any self awareness he would voluntarily remove himself from politics and retire. I can’t think of a single person who likes or respects him. If he runs, he will just embarrass himself like !Jeb.
“What’s that old saying about broken clocks?“
The saying is about stopped clocks not broken clocks.
Stopped: Correct twice per day.
Broken: Correct anywhere between zero and thousands+ times per day.
Pence, Romney, Liz, Susan, the LGBDXQ guy from Indiana...
and a few more
all irrelevent embarrassments
Cheney Romney are 🤪
When will the coup co conspirator realize that it’s over for him ? He’s refusing to accept.
Michael Steele. Mitt Romney. Liz Cheney.
But can he spell “Potato”?
I think Christine Todd Whitman and John Ellis Bush are more irrelevant. Coming on strong for irrelevancy … Liz Cheney, give her six months.
Some of those aren’t irrelevant until we manage to remove them from office unfortunately.
good point
Pence is being used to draw votes from trump.
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