![]() ![]() And he flew to Hungary last month to headline a meeting of right-wing Christian leaders and activists. He and his wife flew to Alaska to assist Franklin Graham’s Christian charity outfit in July, ministering to wounded veterans. In recent months Pence has maintained a rapid-fire schedule, traversing the country and even going international. ![]() “There’s no question the presidential race is driving his speaking fees.” “Why else would someone be paying him $100k to come speak?” said a second veteran Republican strategist. Other Republicans see a simple ploy to make money in the ex-vice president’s recent maneuvers, and applaud Pence for finally cashing in after 20 years in public office. You need to have the best of both worlds, and with Trump, he won’t let you.” “Look at Youngkin: You can’t embrace Trump and you can’t ignore him. “Balancing Trump with the rest of the Republican voters is becoming a high art,” said one former Trump campaign aide keeping tabs on Pence. “I think everybody has to acknowledge that if Trump runs, he’s most likely to win the nomination,” McIntosh said. That, of course, is the big if-the question forcing the 2024 GOP field to stick to the shadows. And that may be enough to carry him to the Republican primaries, even if Trump does run. Pence also continues to hold a strong base of support among evangelical voters and social conservatives. If you had “ Dan Quayle saves the republic” on your 2021-is-batshit-crazy bingo card, boffo for you. Evidently, it was a former vice president who ultimately convinced Pence he was powerless in that regard. A raft of Trump books released in the summer revealed new details on the former president’s various attempts to undermine democracy-including his campaign to strong-arm Pence into voting against the certification of the 2020 election results. But there’s no way he’s going to be the next president.”Īnd for all the clear self-effacing, Pence continues to come up in the news, keeping his name in the mix. “I feel badly for Pence, who did the right thing on January 6 and tried to keep Trump in line through the term. After the midterms, which Trump will claim victory for, Pence is done,” said veteran pollster Michael Cohen (not the former Trump lawyer). “The only reason why he’s surviving in the field is because it’s so early in the cycle. Some are skeptical that his favorable numbers will hold up in the long term. As the man who stood loyally by Trump for five years, he reaped the regular attention (and frequent ridicule) of voters. The best explanation for Pence continuing to poll well among a group of people who, at least in part, likely see him as a traitor to their idol, is simple name recognition. “They want to use that one day to try and demean the character and intentions of 74 million Americans who believed we could be strong again and prosperous again and supported our administration in 20.” “I know the media wants to distract from the Biden administration’s failed agenda by focusing on one day in January,” Pence told Fox News’ Sean Hannity earlier this month. Which is why statements like his brush-off of the insurrection that almost claimed his life befuddle normal people, but make all the sense in the world to his inner circle and those eyeing the expansive 2024 shadow field. A separate poll released last month by Harvard’s Center for American Political Studies found similar strength for Pence, with the former veep clearly leading the field if Trump doesn’t run, and still drawing 13% support if Trump does. In a Politico/Morning Consult poll released last week, Pence dominated among Republicans who don’t want Trump to run again, pulling in 26% support, compared to 20% who would pick Florida governor Ron DeSantis if the primary were held today. ![]() In perhaps one of the most unlikely trollings of the former president, Mike Pence also remains a top-tier candidate for the Republican nomination in 2024. ![]() And the two are traveling widely, with Mike Pence getting paid upwards of $100,000 a speech, according to Republicans who spoke on background. Mike Pence has a megawatt book deal in the bag with Simon & Schuster. Almost a year after Donald Trump nearly got them murdered at the Capitol by a band of rioters trying to overturn the election, the former second couple is living in a nearly $2 million mansion in suburban Indianapolis. Mike and Karen Pence are living their best lives. ![]()
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