The Problem With Being Mike Pence
With his sterling resume, the voters know Pence. They are looking elsewhere.
by Debra J. Saunders
September 30, 2023, 11:05 PM
Mike Pence is polling under 5 percent in the RealClearPolitics polling average; that low number placed the former vice president at a far end on the Fox Business News debate stage Wednesday night. Pence came in six out of seven among the qualifying debate participants.
With a measly 4.2 percent, Pence is light-years behind his former boss, Donald Trump (56.6 percent), and trailing behind Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (14.4 percent), former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, (5.8 percent) and even tech bro Vivek Ramaswamy (5.1 percent).
This should not be happening. As a former veep and Indiana governor, Pence has the best CV in the GOP pack.
I know, resumes aren’t everything, but prestige titles can help — just ask former South Carolina Gov. and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.
Standing on the outside looking in — it was a sad moment for the man who served as Trump’s loyal No. 2 during Trump’s one term.
Then came Jan. 6, 2021 — when a mob chanted “Hang Mike Pence” during the Capitol insurrection. The vice president, his wife and daughter nonetheless remained in the Capitol building. They could have fled but instead remained, despite the danger, so that Pence could fulfill his constitutional duties.
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