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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

To Be VP or not? The Ongoing Soap Opera Called Mike Pence

Hello Everyone! The staff here at INDY REPUBLICAN hopes you all had a safe and happy Fourth of July! The staff wanted to write this post yesterday. But then  decided to wait till today to see if anything unfolded on the possibility of Mike Pence running for the hills becoming Donald Trump's Vice Presidential Candidate. Brian Eason wrote a column in the Indianapolis Star yesterday that says that Pence would have to abandon his race for Governor as State law does not allow him to run for both Vice President and Governor in the same election. Eason also points out that the Indiana Republican Party only has until July 15th to pick a replacement for Pence on the November ballot for governor. Governor Pence met with Donald Trump in New Jersey over the weekend. WISH TV's website has a page where Jim "Shill" Shella says the two most likely candidates to replace Pence would be Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb and Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma. Eason claims in his article that Pence would help Trump out with social conservatives who have not been warming up so far to Trump's impending presidential nomination. This has the staff here asking the question "What Planet Does Brian Eason Live On?" Is Eason seriously unaware of how unpopular Pence has become with voters all over the political spectrum in Indiana! According to Marc Lotter a spokesman for the Pence campaign Eason quotes Lotter as saying: "They (Pence and Trump) talked about policies that are working in Indiana and the future of this country." Lotter also added at the meeting that "Nothing was offered during the meeting, and nothing was accepted."


We will be get back to the speculating about Pence and Trump shortly. The staff felt obligated to share information about Pence's spokesman Marc Lotter that was sent to us by one of our readers. Longtime readers of Gary Welsh's Blog Advance Indiana may remember this post that he did on Marc Lotter back in 2014. In the post Gary Welsh said of Marc Lotter that whenever he "opens his mouth there's a good chance he is lying since the ability to lie seems to be the principle attribute of most spokespersons for politicians." Our reader direct our attention to Lotter's LinkedIn profile. His profile lists among his past positions having been Indiana Communications Director for John McCain's 2008 Presidential Campaign. Which went onto be the first Republican Presidential Campaign to lose Indiana since 1964. He is also listed as having been Communications Director for Indianapolis's Former Fake Republican Mayor Greg Ballard from 2010 to 2015. And he has been employed as Deputy Campaign Manager for Mike Pence since May of this year.


Several things come to mind in light of the above mentioned facts about Marc Lotter. Such as Why in the world would Pence hire a man to run his reelection campaign when he totally screwed up royal with the only other campaign he has had any high profile position with? Also if you want to shore up your support among Indiana Republicans why pick a man who served as a Spin Doctor for Greg Ballard who is not very well liked by many Republicans?  And as for Pence's campaign management why didn't Lotter tell Pence not to meet with Trump at all? As Jon Easter points out in a very well written post Pence in no way benefits from any association with Donald Trump at all! Paul Ogden also has written well of the pitfalls that Pence has when dealing with Donald Trump.


Since Trump is supposed to be coming back to Indiana on July 12th for a campaign fundraiser that may very well turn out to be zero hour for Donald Trump and Mike Pence to make whatever decisions they are going to make. July 12th also would be a good day for decision making on Trump and Pence's part since according to Astrologer Leah Whitehorse's Forecast for this month:


The First Quarter Moon in Libra on the 12th July is the first test since the New Moon. After leaving the safety of the Sun in Cancer, it’s now necessary to work closely with others to find your balance. Maybe you’re negotiating for a better deal or trying to smooth out problems. With the Moon now square to Pluto and opposing Uranus, it might not feel easy to hold your own when placed under pressure but it is possible. Thankfully, the mood lifts with Venus skipping into Leo also on the 12th July where we’re now more willing to risk our hearts. This creative transit eases tensions and encourages you to express your feelings. We are generous with our love under this sign but tend to call it quits quickly if our heart’s just not in it. We all need to feel treated like royalty sometimes so a lack of attention now can really hurt.

So if Leah is correct and none of the staff here believes in astrology. With Venus's skipping into Leo on July 12th both men might be willing to take some risks. But she warns a lack of attention to either person at that time may really hurt. Just some helpful ideas for Mike and Donald to ponder over. We had thought of checking to see what the Star's Matt Tully had to say about all this. But decided their was no need to induce vomiting in ourselves at this time by reading the drivel that man puts to paper!


To wrap things up Eric Holcomb and Brian "Candyman" Bosma having been thrown out as potential replacements for Pence. The staff felt like throwing out both our least favorite candidates to replace Mike Pence. None of us want's to see either former Governor Mitch Daniels, former Angie's List CEO Bill Oesterle get picked.  INDY REPUBLICAN would be absolutely giddy if either Paul Ogden, Charlie White or Christine Scales was chosen to run for Governor in Pence's place. That's all for now. If anyone out there has any tips, suggestions, or items of interest please contact us via our comments section. That's a wrap!


UPDATE: Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst has withdrawn as a potential candidate for Vice President according to this article by Politico.com. Senator Ernst appears to have endorsed Mike Pence for VP! Let the Games Begin!

UPDATE: It appears John Gregg the Democratic Candidate for Governor has chimed in about Pampered Pence's meeting with Donald Trump. Another INDY REPUBLICAN reader has alerted us to a fundraising email that the Gregg campaign has sent out seeking to make hay over the whole Pence Soap Opera: "Once again, Pence is putting his own ideology and ambition ahead of his commitment to Hoosier families -- all for a shot at joining a sideshow act like Donald Trump's campaign.
We don't yet know if he'll get the nod from Trump, but one thing is clearer than ever: We have to fire Governor Pence. 
Hoosier families are struggling to make ends meet. Jobs are being shipped out of the country, incomes are lagging behind the rest of the country, and our kids aren't getting the education they deserve.
But instead of hunkering down and trying to fix the problems we face, Governor Pence is too busy interviewing for his next job.
Hoosiers deserve better than a part-time governor -- and we certainly don't need Donald Trump's next apprentice in the governor's mansion.

Thanks for your support,
Tim Henderson
Campaign Manager
Gregg for Governor"
This just goes to further point out just how inept Mike Pence's reelection campaign is being run. He gained nothing by agreeing to meet with Donald Trump. Anti-Trump Republicans in Indiana will become even more angry at Pence for even speaking to Trump. Many will rightfully question his sincerity behind his feeble endorsement of Ted Cruz in the May Primary. Pro-Trump Republicans will not warm to Pence either and view him as a simple opportunist. The only side that has gained by all this is the Gregg Campaign which is making good use of this PR fumble by Pence and his team. Again why didn't Marc Lotter simply tell Pence not to agree to this obviously stupid meeting with Donald Trump? We hear rumors that even the Gregg Campaign is surprised by Pence's lack of Campaign Skills! There is almost no sport in running against Pence this time around! To reiterate INDY REPUBLICAN refuses to support any of the Gubernatorial Candidates this year in Indiana. In fact as far as the Governor's Race goes we suggest that everyone leave that spot blank on their ballot! We stand by this unless Pence is replaced on the ticket by either Indiana's Favorite Son Paul Ogden or by the only real person of merit to serve as Indiana Secretary of State this Century Charlie White!