Mike Pence’s Political Education

His 2024 presidential campaign has roots in his two unsuccessful House runs at the end of the 1980s.

Wonder Land: Republican presidential hopefuls Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy and maybe even Donald Trump are united on spending. All offer a much safer future than the alternative. Images: Reuters/Zuma Press Composite: Mark Kelly

Decades before he turned back Donald Trump’s effort to halt certification of the 2020 election, Mike Pence pedaled up to the small Rushville, Ind., daily where I worked and asked to talk to the political reporter about his run for Congress. Our other reporter was out covering a knitting club or something, so Mike got me. I ended up covering both of his unsuccessful runs for Congress.

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