The field of Republicans seeking its party’s nomination for US president in the 2024 election grew by one more candidate with the announcement by former Vice President Mike Pence he has filed papers to enter the race. .Pence joins former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former candidate for California governor, Larry Elder in the field with yet another, former New Jersey State governor Chris Christie expected to announce his candidacy on Wednesday..Pence will formally launch his bid for the presidency on Wednesday in Des Moines, Iowa, and, following on the heels of Trump, Pence will participate in a CNN town hall in Iowa that evening..PBS reports Pence is seen as the only traditional, Reagan-style conservative in the race, further to the right than other candidates..Pence describes himself as “a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order,” reports PBS, adding he is “a staunch opponent of abortion rights, supporting a national ban on the procedure and has campaigned against transgender-affirming policies in schools.”.“He also has said the U.S. should offer more support to Ukraine against Russian aggression, while admonishing ‘Putin apologists’ in the party unwilling to stand up to the Russian leader.”.According to the Morning Consult election tracker, Trump leads the field at 56%, followed by DeSantis at 22%. Before making his announcement, Pence polled at 5%, which placed him third spot..Pence laid out his ideal 'standard-bearer' for the Republican Party during a Federalist Society conference in Washington, DC, last month, reports The Daily Mail..“I believe that we as conservatives hold the keys, we hold the solutions for America. But our challenge is to express those in a way that allows us to move our nation forward and I believe we can,” Pence said. .At the conference, Pence “slammed the Biden administration's record in office as a 'disaster' and continues to compare the achievements of the Trump-Pence administration to the failing policies of the current leadership,” reports The Mail.
The field of Republicans seeking its party’s nomination for US president in the 2024 election grew by one more candidate with the announcement by former Vice President Mike Pence he has filed papers to enter the race. .Pence joins former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former candidate for California governor, Larry Elder in the field with yet another, former New Jersey State governor Chris Christie expected to announce his candidacy on Wednesday..Pence will formally launch his bid for the presidency on Wednesday in Des Moines, Iowa, and, following on the heels of Trump, Pence will participate in a CNN town hall in Iowa that evening..PBS reports Pence is seen as the only traditional, Reagan-style conservative in the race, further to the right than other candidates..Pence describes himself as “a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order,” reports PBS, adding he is “a staunch opponent of abortion rights, supporting a national ban on the procedure and has campaigned against transgender-affirming policies in schools.”.“He also has said the U.S. should offer more support to Ukraine against Russian aggression, while admonishing ‘Putin apologists’ in the party unwilling to stand up to the Russian leader.”.According to the Morning Consult election tracker, Trump leads the field at 56%, followed by DeSantis at 22%. Before making his announcement, Pence polled at 5%, which placed him third spot..Pence laid out his ideal 'standard-bearer' for the Republican Party during a Federalist Society conference in Washington, DC, last month, reports The Daily Mail..“I believe that we as conservatives hold the keys, we hold the solutions for America. But our challenge is to express those in a way that allows us to move our nation forward and I believe we can,” Pence said. .At the conference, Pence “slammed the Biden administration's record in office as a 'disaster' and continues to compare the achievements of the Trump-Pence administration to the failing policies of the current leadership,” reports The Mail.
