Posted on 07/14/2016 7:50:28 PM PDT by bd476
If there's anything resembling a "safe" vice-presidential pick for Donald Trump, Mike Pence is it. He has executive experience as Indiana's governor and a strong legislative resume from his 12 years as a member of the US House of Representatives.
While in Washington, he chaired the Republican Study Group, a coalition of hard-core conservatives, which gives him solid bona fides among the grass-roots Tea Party wing of the party that has occasional doubts about Mr Trump's ideological purity.
Mr Pence also hails from the mid-west, which Mr Trump's team has identified as perhaps the key battleground in his quest for the White House.
In Republican circles Mr Pence's record isn't entirely clean, however.
Some on the right have criticised the governor for backing down when the state's "religious liberty" law was challenged by LGBT activists and local businesses last year.
Mr Pence's decision to expand government health-care coverage for Indiana's poor is also considered ideological heresy by some.
The real question, however, is whether Mr Pence has the rhetorical dexterity to both fulfil the traditional running-mate role of political attack dog on the stump and the nominee's most ardent defender.
Before his current job, Mr Pence, 57, spent 12 years in Washington as a congressman.
His legislative experience and position of governor of a Midwestern state could give Mr Trump advantages in the general election...
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Horrible pick. Trump blew this big time.
IF “Conservative” means globalist Free Traitor™ in the pocket of big business then yes Pence is a “Conservative”.
Alas, it wasn’t meant to be......I think Newt will have some high level job in a Trump administration though.....;)
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