Probably not happening
There is one less Republican presidential primary candidate today. Former Vice President Mike Pence left the race on Saturday. He made the surprise announcement during his appearance at the Republican Jewish Coalition donor conference in Las Vegas.
Pence is the first big-name candidate to drop out of the primary race.
“Traveling over the country over the past six months, I came here to say it’s become clear to me: This is not my time. So after much prayer and deliberation, I have decided to suspend my campaign for president effective today,” Pence told the audience to gasps and, later, prolonged claps and cheers of support.
“I urge all my fellow Republicans here, give our country a Republican standard-bearer that will, as Lincoln said, appeal to the better angels of our nature,” Pence said, adding it should also be someone who leads the country with “civility.”
Pence’s campaign never really took off. His polling numbers remained in the low single digits and he struggled in fundraising. He admits he knew his chances were slim. Pence was not popular with independents or moderate Republicans for his association with Trump. He wasn’t popular with Trump supporters because they believed Trump when Trump told them that Pence could deny Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election. Pence did his constitutional duty and they have not forgiven him for that.
Pence is a long-time Republican politician who falls more into the Establishment Republican part of the party than the populist Trump wing.
