A reliable source familiar with former Vice President Mike Pence’s plans is telling reporters Pence intends to launch his long-anticipated presidential campaign next week.
Pence will reportedly kick off his presidential campaign on June 7 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Per NBC News:
The former vice president, a longtime advocate of the priorities of traditional conservatives on social and economic issues, will join the race at a time when his onetime boss, former President Donald Trump, claims a majority in most national polls and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in a clear second place.
Redefining himself to Republican voters, most of whom know him primarily as Trump’s vice president, will be a challenge.
But the Indiana-bred Pence views his fellow Midwesterners in the Iowa GOP, and their first-in-the-nation caucuses, as a hospitable home for his brand of politics. Typically, the Iowa caucuses play a winnowing role in the nomination fight, providing rocket fuel to a handful of candidates while burying the hopes of the rest.
“We view this race as absolutely wide open, and Iowa is really going to solidify itself as the pivotal player,” the person familiar with Pence’s plans said. “It’s a place that values Mike Pence’s principles — traditional conservative principles — deep-rooted faith and uncommon character.”
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GOP star? You say that tongue-in-cheek, right? “GOP disgrace” seems more appropriate! Pence has no chance at the nomination; none, nothing, nada!
Mike Pence for Vevay, IN Dogcatcher!