From the diaries by Erick There’s been a lot of chatter about Mike Pence and a potential Presidential bid by him. From National Review to the Washington Examiner , to George Will to others at the Washington Post , even to Erick’s post here on RedState , people are wondering will he or won’t he. Supposedly he’s making his decision this weekend about whether he will run for President or Governor of Indiana. I think he should run. While not denigrating the other potential GOP candidates for President in 2012, ask yourself: do any of them really excite you? That should clear out half the field right there, if not three fourths. Then ask yourself who has held true to his or her principles under fire, time and time again? I’m not saying standing up and proclaiming this or that: words mean nothing to me. It’s what you actually do, and Mike Pence’s voting record has shown from No Child Left Behind to Medicare Part D to TARP to the stimulus bill, even taking a stand against the recent tax compromise, he has talked and walked the walk. Then ask who you think has the ability to excite the base and not alienate independents? Keep asking yourself questions along these lines, and throw in the fact that Mike Pence is a very good communicator of the ideas we hold dear, and you start to realize a Mike Pence for President bid could really take off. People have said he’s not that well known; I’ve done informal surveys with tea party leaders from across the country. They know him and they are fans. People have said raising money will be a problem. Conversations with donors have not shown that, and if he is embraced by the base, as I think he will be, raising money online from small donors will be there. People have pointed to his lack of executive experience. I don’t buy that. Obama clearly didn’t need it (you can make the strong argument that it’s clear Obama could have used it), but that can be managed by surrounding himself with the right team. I look at Mike as being able to unite the right: the fiscals, the socials and the national defense conservatives. And I believe he can win in 2012. If you think the same, go join this page: http://www.facebook.com/ConservativeChampion . Click the “Like” button and sign the petition, and let’s give Mike a big nudge in the right direction. And one last thing: Mike Pence, you’ll no doubt read this today. If you want to be President, I want you to be President. Go all in, or don’t get in. But if you go all in, we’ll go all in with you.
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I Like Mike (Pence)
Steve Cohen went on MSNBC to get praise from Ed Schultz for calling the GOP Nazis or some such thing. But there’s a bit of the interview, seen here that has largely gone unnoticed. At the end of the interview, Cohen says this: “I think Mike Pence said he often wants to be concise, careful, and consistent. Well that’s someone who I’ll never mention again who lived in the previous century who worked for bad people. That’s what he did.” Ed Schultz, naturally, agrees. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy
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In Clarifying His Remarks, Steve Cohen Compares Mike Pence to “Goebbels”
An outside effort by conservative activists around the country is gaining steam. The effort, to get Mike Pence to run for President, is intriguing many old guard conservatives in Washington and activists around the country. The effort is being organized by a group calling itself the “America’s President Committee”. Former Congressman Jim Ryun of Kansas is lending his voice to the cause. With tea party sentiment running high and a preference for a new face instead of someone who lost the primary fight in 2008, Pence makes an intriguing choice for many. This morning a new website called www.theconservativechampion.org goes live as a way to get conservatives signed up and on the Pence bandwagon immediately. Congressman Pence is still weighing whether to run for President or Governor of Indiana. The path of least resistance seems to be Governor, but then many paths without resistance are simply lures away from the race intended. The Congressman is expected to decide later this month what he’ll do.
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Outside Effort to Get Mike Pence to Run Gains Steam
Filed under: Republicans , Crime , 2012 President , Analysis , Arizona Shooting At least eight Republicans considering 2012 presidential runs have weighed in on the Arizona rampage, displaying very different styles and goals.
If confession is good for the soul, let me pour out my soul for you. As I stood at the beginning of 2008, I find myself in the same position here as we now begin the very real discussions of who should be the candidate for the GOP in 2012. Let me be clear: I will support the nominee, whoever she or he may be. But right now I am not excited by or inspired by any of them save Sarah Palin and, as much as I love Sarah Palin, I am adamantly convinced that she cannot win given the ridiculous smears and hate thrown her way by Democrats and, frankly, by a lot of Republicans. She has been made radioactive. I would, however, still gladly vote for her and support her. I’d rather go down with her than up with some of the others. Let’s be honest here — Lyndon Johnson won in 1964 largely because of Barry Goldwater as the GOP nominee. The alternative would have been Nelson Rockefeller. I’d have rather gone down swinging with Barry than sell out with Nelson any day of the week and twice on Sunday. I feel the same way with Palin. But I don’t think it has to be Palin. [UPDATED:] If coming here for your Palin hate, you better go read this right now. We need someone who can bridge the gap between the establishment that usually picks the nominee and the grassroots who pour out their blood, sweat, tears, and money for the nominee. Right now I see plenty of candidates the establishment really likes, but very few that the grassroots could agree on across the board. Certainly Romney fans like Romney. Pawlenty fans like Pawlenty, Huckabee fans like Huckabee. But largely those fans of the individual candidates then hate the other guy. This is not like most other elections. It is not like a 1988 or 1996 or 2000 when the “heir apparent” became the nominee. That is typically how a GOP primary goes. These are extraordinary times and in extraordinary times I think you can do something extraordinary. No member of the House of Representatives has made it to the White House since the late 1800’s. The odds are surely against Congressmen. But I think Mike Pence could do it. He bridges the gap between the establishment and the grassroots. He is in the comfort zone of both. He has a private sector background that shines in comparison to anything Barack Obama ever did before elected politics.* He has the free market think tank background to reassure fiscal conservatives. He has the social conservative bona fides to reassure the social conservatives who, this year, feel marginalized. I do not envy Mr. or Mrs. Pence right now. The Indiana Lieutenant Governor is not going to seek the Governor’s Mansion. It has been widely reported that this is to free up the slot for Congressman Pence. I hope, however, that he does something extraordinary. I hope he runs for President. I’ll support the nominee, whoever that might be. But Mike Pence gets me excited to support the nominee. ——————————- Mike Pence established one of the first free market think tanks within the State Policy Network, building up a lot of conservative ideas to foster the free market in Indiana. He went on to start a radio show in Indiana and did that for a decade.
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Pence for President
