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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