Former Vice President Mike Pence to Launch Campaign for White House Within 2 Weeks

[brooklynite]

Former Vice President Mike Pence is set to launch his run for the White House against his old boss, former President Donald Trump, within the coming two weeks, four sources familiar with the planning told The Messenger.

The Georgia Republican Party may have tipped Pence’s hand Wednesday in an email explaining he could no longer deliver the keynote address at a June 9th event. Pence would make “an announcement regarding his future plans” at a televised town hall, the email said. The Georgia GOP did not specify which town hall, but Pence is scheduled to headline a CNN town hall in Des Moines, Iowa on June 7, his 64th birthday.

Four Republicans familiar with the plans say Pence and his team started ramping up their outreach two weeks ago, telling supporters that the launch was imminent and would take place in mid-June.

https://themessenger.com/politics/former-vice-president-mike-pence-to-launch-campaign-for-white-house-within-two-weeks-exclusive

[wryter2000]

1. Hmmm

Trump won the nomination in 2016 because there were so many people running. He won the primaries with 25% of the vote. I wonder if that will happen again.

[Tommy Carcetti]

2. He doesn't have a snowball's chance but I am curious...

...as to what sort of treatment he'll get from his former boss.

Will he get the Nikki Haley kid-gloves, or will he get the Ron DeSantis full-on blitz?

[Takket]

12. well he already tried to kill him on Jan 6th, so I'm guess it won't be good

[C_U_L8R]

3. "Who am I, why am I here?"

Even old Admiral Stockade would have more drive and purpose than Mike Toast Pence

[nilram]

4. That's great. I've been having insomnia

and his speeches are a sure-fire cure.

[kentuck]

5. It seems like the closer we get to the hammer dropped on Trump...

More and more of them want to run for President. Can't say a whole lot about their courage.

[Bayard]

6. It's worth it just to see him debating his former boss

[sunonmars]

7. They obviously see Trump is dead in the water.

Pence could really start dropping shit on Trump from a great height, I suspect, if he wanted.

[11 Bravo]

8. I'll bet the atmosphere will be positively electric!

[Trenzalore]

9. You know 80% of the party was ok with a mob hanging you in public Mike

[GenThePerservering]

10. Tossing his noose into the ring

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

11. He will make the primary exciting.

Or maybe not.

[Xolodno]

13. I wonder if a few are throwing in their hat are just doing this as a dry run.

And are really looking to 2028. If they are assuming that Trump will be the nominee again and he folds like a cheap suit during the election, they can say "see, its time to move away from Crazy".

They'll need those four years to craft a new message and lure donors back.

[odiometus]

14. Well Hee-fuckin-Haw

Mike “Necktie” Penice for prez! Just what the country needs, a Hoosier Undertaker with Elmer's glue hair. Wait’ll his master gets him on stage to compare dick sizes. Make America a Graveyard Again.