He had helped lead his party but, after Jan. 6, has been rejected by GOP voters.
Former Vice President Mike Pence waves with his wife Karen as he leaves the stage after announcing he is withdrawing from the presidential campaign, during the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Summit in Las Vegas, Oct. 28, 2023.
Audible gasps were heard across the packed ballroom. Some attendees immediately rose to their feet to applaud. Others pulled out their phones to film. Reporters looked at each other and then down at their laptops, feverishly typing to get the breaking news out after what was no longer a typical stump speech.Pence's aides had shared excerpts from his planned remarks in advance, as is standard, but there was no indication he'd be leaving the race.
"The key and the strategy is to introduce yourself to voters one at a time, doing these small events, doing town halls, because they're gonna go to work tomorrow and they're gonna go to church on Sunday and talk to their friends about Mike Pence," Saltsman said in July. "We'll kind of work our way to bigger events as it gets closer."
At the time, those were some of Pence's most candid remarks about how he felt about Trump and Jan. 6, and he repeated those sentiments throughout his campaign.that a majority of Republicans said they believed Trump's false claims that the 2020 results were fraudulent. And at Pence's last swing through Iowa, in early October, Tom Becker, owner of the Horseshoe Cafe close to where Pence was holding a meet and greet in Sidney, came over to thank him for his actions on Jan. 6.
Those are just three examples: I can't count the times I saw Pence thanked for Jan. 6 -- even as his support in the polls faded.
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