A perfect yes man for Donald Trump
Craig Fehrman, Los Ange
les Times: “(Mike) Pence’s appeal, to pundits at least, is all about balance. Where Trump is impulsive, Pence is disciplined; where Trump is brash, Pence is calm; where Trump is ideologically pliable, Pence is sturdily conservative. But as a Hoosier and one of Pence’s constituents, I think this analysis gets him exactly wrong. The Pence of 2016 isn’t Trump’s perfect counterbalance. He’s Trump’s perfect yes man.” Erick Erickson, The
Resurgent: “(As) governor of Indiana, Pence decided to fight the religious liberty battle, but once the legislation was passed, Pence scrambled to reverse himself and angered all sides in the process. Christian evangelicals, in particular, were disheartened that Pence threw them under the bus. The irony is that ... some of those evangelicals most critical of Pence at the time will now come out and say how awesome he is. But during that fight there was real bitterness in the evangelical community that Pence clearly did not have the courage of his convictions. When the national criticism from the gay mafia and press stormed into Indiana, Pence folded like a cheap suit.”
Mark Joseph Stern,
Slate: “Nationally, Pence is perhaps best known for signing into law a mean-spirited ‘religious liberty’ bill targeting LGBTQ people — then revising the measure after its discriminatory purpose sparked coastto-coast outcry. The religious liberty flap demonstrated that Pence is casually anti-gay, startlingly craven and extraordinarily vacuous. All these qualities make him the ideal choice for Trump’s vice president.” Kelly Riddell, Washington Times: “Pence strongly opposed Mr. Trump’s proposed ban on Muslim immigrants, calling the policy ‘offensive and unconstitutional’ in December. The press will hound Mr. Pence every day on how he can square these opinions with being Mr. Trump’s running mate.” Harry Enten, Five Thirty Eight: “Pence is somewhat unpopular among the people who can form an opinion about him ... His net favorability rating would be the worst of any vicepresidential selection since 1976 at the time of their selection. But the other reported finalists, Chris Christie and Newt Gingrich, are well known
and disliked by the public.”