Canton, Ga. – Vice President Mike Pence returned Friday following a stumping campaign for Republican Sense. David Perdue and Kelly Loffler remained in the spotlight for two weeks and remained largely silent while President Donald Trump was angry about the loss of their election.
Pence, who sought to position himself as a loyal ally of Trump while distancing himself from some outrageous rhetoric, sought to sue Georgia’s candidates amid a chaotic transition surrounded by baseless claims of voter fraud. Acceptance – Presenting Pence with the biggest test of his political career.
“We need the great state of Georgia to defend the majority,” Pence said Friday. “Republican Senate majority, that could be the last line of defense for all we’ve done.”
Pence also soon clashed with Trump’s allegations of fraud but stopped supporting baseless claims, telling the crowd that “we will continue to fight until every legal vote is counted, until every illegal vote is cast.”
“And whatever the outcome, we will never stop fighting until we make America great again,” he added.
Pence will be Trump’s No. 2 for a little over nine weeks, allowing him to fight his political path – including whether to run for president in 2024 – and how to chart his own path with or without Trump supporters.
Barry Bennett, a Republican strategist who worked for Trump’s 2016 campaign, said Pence could “begin to position himself as the title head of the loyal opposition.”
“What happened in the House tells us that the president’s policies were quite popular. His personality was obviously not helpful to some voters.” “But if Pence can run policies and he doesn’t have an image problem, he’ll do well.”
GOP for Perdue and Loffler The case, President-elect Joe Biden will be in the White House next year and he argues that the Republican Senate is in the process of accepting that it is necessary to stop him. Both Perdue and Lofler are locked in a competitive run-off race in January that will determine which party controls the Senate.
But some Republicans, including Pence, are willing to publicly spell out the reality that could anger Trump and annoy his base supporters, who have become a crucial part of the party’s coalition.
Instead, Republicans are backing his communications, urging Republicans to vote to ensure the Green New Deal does not pass, and Washington will prevent Washington, DC and Puerto Rico from becoming states – saying in a nutshell that these imaginary situations only become reality. Democrats in the White House.
There was no mention of Biden in the message, which was intended to draw attention to Pence’s trip. There is a complete break from the message. Instead, Pence and the Georgia Republican Tweeted There are links to invite supporters to join the “Defend the Senate” and “Save Our Majority” rallies.
John Thompson, Pence’s spokesman for the campaign, said “the best message to deliver for Vice President Pence is that senators are the last line of defense in defending the Perdue and Loffler Senate from the far-left agenda.”
“You could argue that this message will eventually change: the result of his election victory will result in a Senate GOP majority, which gives Joe Biden a big check on the presidency,” Thompson said.
Pence had presidential ambitions before becoming vice president, and is seen as the top candidate for the 203rd Republican nomination. But how he handles Trump next week could shape his reputation at the party.
Many Republicans see the Georgia Senate coup as the test benchmark for 2024. Potential candidates – from former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley to Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida – has been preaching here in recent days.
“Georgia is the first real test of the 2024 presidential election. Numerous potential ’24 candidates are coming to the state that they will not only stand and advocate for Perdue and Loffler’s vote, but the political center that is now, will be seen and heard. Thompson added.
Pence, so far, has navigated the post-Trump presidency in the same way as the full term of the presidency. They are careful not to give full support to Trump’s allegations of voter fraud – baseless attacks on democratic institutions that will not have a positive impact on the party in the future – while unquestionably trying to appear loyal.
On election night, Pence sided with Trump, but, speaking for less than a minute, he danced around Trump’s claims of “big scams.”
“As the vote count continues, we will remain vigilant, as the president has said,” Pence told the White House. “We are going to protect the integrity of the vote.”
Pence was significantly absent from the legal challenges of the Trump campaign over the election results in battlefield states, as did other allies of the president who rushed to defend the lawsuits on cable news and served on news conferences echoing Trump’s fraud claims.
Focusing on Pence and the rest of the President’s optimists is about Trump running for re-election in 2024. Their defeat means they can seek another ineffective term – a feat that has only been achieved by one president – that will confuse efforts by other candidates. Mount campaigns and create a messy Republican primary season.
“I expect Donald Trump to talk about going all the way again until the filing deadline has passed. There is power, and clearly it attracts attention,” Bennett said. “But in the end, I doubt it does.
“I hope Pence runs. Many of us hope it runs.”
