Mike Pence, known to many as Traitor Pence, has decided to quit on something else. He is throwing in the towel. Taking a powder. Pulling up stakes. Packing off. He’s done. No more running for president of the United States.
Former Vice President Mike Pence announced Saturday that he has ended his bid for the White House.
He came to the conclusion after traveling across the country in the last six months, Mr. Pence said at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s Annual Leadership Summit in Las Vegas.
“Last June, I announced my intention to seek the Republican nomination for president of the United States because I believe this county is in a lot of trouble,” he said on the stage. “[After] traveling across the country over the past six months … it’s become clear to me: this is not my time.”
And there are several more just like you still running who could use the 1 to 4 points you’ve been dragging around behind you. Mr. Pence has not been able to break out of the bottom tier with consistency. He can get on the debate stage, but that hasn’t helped him. Emerson has him at 3%, HarrisX at 4%, Harvard/Harris at 2, and YahooNews! at 4%. And I know they say he’s been praying for guidance, but I think – and it’s more than a feeling – that his campaign debt and overall funding – with a push from the e-team – took him out.
Pence’s presidential campaign raised $3.3 million in the third quarter and had nearly $1.2 million in the bank as of September 30, according to his FEC filings. A portion of that available cash can be only used for the general election should Pence secure the nomination.
The campaign also reported $620,000 in debt.
The former vice president also pitched in $150,000 of his own funds during the July-to-September period, the filings show, amid his struggle to gain traction with Republican voters and donors.
Now, they need to talk to Christie, Scott, Hutchinson, and Burgum, who would do the DeSantis, Haley, and Ramazswamay a yuge favor by getting out of the way before the Republican Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary. But Scott is not going anywhere. Despite his consistently low polling, he can raise money. He has more primary cash on hand than Haley or DeSants, with 11.6 million to their 9 million and 5 million, respectively. And that’s fine.
I like Tim Scott. I don’t think he’ll be president this time around. I don’t think he’ll be a VP pick either – unless he wants to change his name to Tina and wear dresses. Sorry. It’s hard to unsee that now that I’ve written it. And that might not work, either. I think the VP will be an actual woman. Someone with the fire of a Kari Lake who will take the media’s narratives about women and beat them mercilessly with them.
And no one is choosing Mike Pence. I think we all know how that would turn out.
