Donald Trump’s Vice Presiden t is now running against him for the nod from the GOP….
Pence is currently polling in third place (in single digits) for the nomination behind Trump and DeSantis….
Former Vice President Mike Pence is filing paperwork on Monday declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump, just two years after their time in the White House ended with an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and Pence fleeing for his life.
Pence, the nation’s 48th vice president, will formally launch his bid for the Republican nomination with a video and kickoff event in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, which is his 64th birthday, according to people familiar with his plans. He was set to file papers making his candidacy official with the Federal Election Commission.
While Trump is currently leading the early fight for the nomination, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis polling consistently in second, Pence supporters see a lane for a reliable conservative who espouses many of the previous administration’s policies but without the constant tumult….
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Chris Sununu Won’t Run for President
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), a frequent Republican critic of former President Donald Trump, told CNN that he will not seek the party’s 2024 presidential nomination.
Sununu followed up in the Washington Post: “Our party is on a collision course toward electoral irrelevance without significant corrective action. The stakes are too high for a crowded field to hand the nomination to a candidate who earns just 35 percent of the vote, and I will help ensure this does not happen.”