Pence on Saturday dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, having struggled against his unpopularity with moderate and MAGA Republicans.
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday announced that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, prompting cheers online from supporters of Donald Trump and the “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) political movement.
Pence, who served as Trump’s vice president, was among the packed crowd of candidates seeking the 2024 GOP nomination for president, all of whom have struggled against the overwhelming polling strength of Trump and his reelection bid. Pence, in particular, struggled greatly and garnered only single-digit support from likely Republican voters. His troubles were attributed by some to his unpopularity with independents and moderate Republicans, for his association with the Trump administration and his staunch political positions, and among MAGA Republicans, over his refusal to go along with Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
