Mike Pence - Intelligencer
Give A Gift
Displaying all articles tagged:

Mike Pence

  1. the law
    Jack Smith’s Reckless GambleThe special counsel seems ready to bet the entire January 6 case against Trump on an improbable outcome.
    By Elie Honig
  2. early and often
    Passing Ukraine Aid Doesn’t Make Mike Johnson a Bipartisan HeroAs with Mike Pence, one good deed can’t erase the Speaker’s long history of toadying to Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. early and often
    Joint Session Of Congress Held To Confirm Presidential Election Result
    Mike Pence Won’t Endorse Trump. Does It Matter?If the former VP holds out, it could help other Republicans abandon Trump. But he can only have a real impact if he has the guts to back Biden.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. early and often
    US-POLITICS-VOTE-DEMOCRATS-BIDEN-HARRIS
    Will VP Candidates Really Matter in the 2024 Election?Running mates usually matter only at the margins, but Biden dumping Kamala Harris or Trump making a risky pick could affect the race.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. early and often
    Mike Pence’s Candidacy Embodied the GOP’s Post-Trump DelusionsThe former vice-president wasn’t the only Republican who mistakenly believed the party was ready to move on from Donald Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. early and often
    Mike Pence Acknowledges RealityThe former vice president, who never had a chance against his former boss, is suspending his 2024 campaign.
    By Chas Danner
  7. the power trip
    Do Any of These People Stand a Chance Against Trump?On the trail with the candidates vying (in theory, anyway) for the Republican nomination.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  8. republican debate
    Who Won (and Lost) the Second Republican DebateIt was a good night for slick con men and a bad one for everybody else.
    By Eric Levitz
  9. republican debate
    Republican Debate: 33 Things You MissedAmid a cacophony of interruptions, the fracas featured Mike Pence’s sex life, DeSantis vs. Trump, Vivek’s hair, Haley’s haymakers, and war on TikTok.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  10. early and often
    What If Vivek Ramaswamy Is the Future of Politics?He has emerged on the national stage as some unholy amalgamation of Obama, Trump, and Musk.
    By Ryu Spaeth
  11. republican debate
    34 Things You Missed at the First Republican DebateThe candidates danced around Trump, called for invading Mexico, and ganged up on Vivek Ramaswamy. Here are the highs and lows.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  12. republican presidential debates
    3 Things at Stake in the First GOP Primary DebateEven with Donald Trump offstage, the showdown in Milwaukee could change the trajectory of the 2024 campaign.
    By Eric Levitz
  13. early and often
    Pence Is Finally Embracing His Role As January 6 SpoilerHaving campaigned on old-school conservatism, the “too honest” former veep may now dominate the ranks of anti-Trump candidates.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. the national interest
    Pence Makes It Clear Why It’s Necessary to Prosecute TrumpThe GOP punishes the man who was “too honest,” not the coup leader.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. early and often
    Pence Raps DeSantis for Boosting ‘Pro-Abortion’ RFK Jr.DeSantis tried to own the libs by joking about inflicting the anti-vaxxer on the CDC or FDA. Old-school culture warriors like Pence weren’t laughing.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. tremendous content
    Kari Lake Auditions to Be Trump’s Next Pence and/or MelaniaAn innuendo-laced report that Trump’s potential VP pick “practically lives” at Mar-a-Lago is raising uncomfortable questions.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. the national interest
    Mike Pence Says Trump Can Commit All the Crimes He WishesEnforcing the law would be “divisive.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. early and often
    Pence’s Presidential-Launch Video Doesn’t Even Mention January 6 — or TrumpThe former veep’s record is dull, and his path to the nomination is very narrow.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. early and often
    Mike Pence Wants Republicans to Run on Their Most Unpopular IdeasThe former veep thinks the GOP should return to pre-Trump policies like free trade, entitlement reform, and forever wars.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. life after roe
    Trump and Pence Struggle for the Souls of Iowa EvangelicalsPence stressed his support for a national abortion ban while Trump reminded conservative evangelicals he had kept his promises to them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. early and often
    Don’t Get Too Attached to This New Batch of Presidential CandidatesRecent presidential cycles have been littered with candidates who dropped out before any votes were cast. It could happen again in 2024.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. early and often
    The Haley-Scott Primary Within the PrimaryOne of these two candidates from the same state needs to make a move sooner rather than later.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. early and often
    Mike Pence’s 2024 Support Might Be Even Weaker Than It LooksThe former veep is polling in the single digits. He’s alienated just about everyone, so it’s hard to see how he could improve.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. 2024 presidential election
    Now He Tells Us: Pence Suggests Trump Is Not Much of a ChristianNo one has vouched for Donald Trump’s religious authenticity more than his pious and sycophantic veep. Renouncing it all now seems hypocritical.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. early and often
    Trump Says January 6 Violence Was Actually Pence’s FaultIn Trump’s twisted logic, Pence is to blame for the Capitol riot because he refused to steal the 2020 election peacefully.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. early and often
    Mike Pence’s Condemnation of Trump Is Still a Sad Work in ProgressThe former vice president’s latest “sharpest” attack on his horrible boss was dull on arrival.
    By Chas Danner
  27. early and often
    Mike Pence’s 2024 Strategy Totally Depends on Iowa EvangelicalsThe former VP has an extremely narrow path to viability in 2024. It runs through Iowa — following the course set by Huckabee, Santorum, and Cruz.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. early and often
    The DOJ Wants to Know What Mike Pence Knows About January 6Prosecutors investigating Trump’s attempt to stay in office reportedly want Pence to testify, which could spell big trouble for his former boss.
    By Matt Stieb
  29. the national interest
    What If Trump’s Fixation on 2020 Is His Best Strategy to Win Next Time?The idea that Trump’s big lie is hurting himself is a convenient myth.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. january 6 hearings
    Ron Johnson’s Office Tried to Send Pence Fake ElectorsAn illuminating text exchange was revealed by the January 6 committee on Tuesday.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. january 6 hearings
    January 6 Hearings Build Case for a Trump-Eastman Criminal ConspiracyA California judge had already concluded that Trump and his lawyer acted criminally. The House select committee showed why that’s no exaggeration.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. early and often
    Liz Cheney: Staff Said Trump Wanted Mike Pence HangedThe former president was onboard with the January 6 crowd calling for his running mate’s assassination.
    By Benjamin Hart
  33. early and often
    Mike Pence Doesn’t Deserve a Medal for Refusing to Lead a CoupWe should thank the former vice-president for rejecting Trump’s unconstitutional demand on January 6, 2021. But let’s not get carried away.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. early and often
    President Mike Pence Would Be Worse Than TrumpThe former vice-president is attempting to bolster his chances in 2024, but Democrats would be wise to beware any attempt to rehabilitate his image.
    By Ross Barkan
  35. early and often
    Mike Pence to Campaign for Fellow Trump Traitor Brian KempThe two MAGA heretics are, in their own ways, trying to show that Trumpism without Trump has a future.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. early and often
    Conservative Warns Trump Coup Attempt Was ‘Dry Run’ for 2024Legal luminary J. Michael Luttig convinced Mike Pence not to join Trump’s plot. Now he says Republicans are perfecting the tactics they used in 2020.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. politics
    Pence Unveils Less Unhinged, Equally Dangerous GOP AgendaRick Scott’s agenda for Republicans is Maximum MAGA, while Mike Pence’s is MAGA Lite. But both contain the same ideological core.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. politics
    There’s a 7-Plus Hour Gap in Trump’s 1/6 Call LogsInvestigators are looking into whether he might have even used burner phones as the Capitol was under attack.
    By Benjamin Hart
  39. breakups
    Trump Dumps Pence From 2024 Ticket, Wants to Stay FriendsTrump cited coup-related differences, saying, “Mike and I had a great relationship except for the very important factor at the end.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. politics
    Trump Jokes About Starting a War Between Russia and ChinaThe former president told an audience of GOP donors that the U.S. should paint Chinese flags on American warplanes and bomb Russia.
    By Chas Danner
  41. politics
    Republicans’ Selective Amnesia About January 6 Keeps SpreadingEven Mike Pence is now treating the Capitol riot as a one-time blip, rather than reckoning with what it meant or why it could happen again.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. politics
    The States’-Rights Rationale for Election ReformConservative legal luminary Michael Luttig’s case for an Electoral Count Act fix may appeal to Republicans, despite Trump’s incoherent objections.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. mike pence
    Pence Rebukes Trump, Calls His View of January 6 Powers ‘Un-American’Less than a week after Trump claimed Pence could and should have overturned the 2020 election, the former veep laid down the actual law.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. politics
    Trump Incoherently Attacks Electoral Count Act ReformTrump’s argument against fixing the statute contradicts his own legal team. His decision to weigh in may still hurt reform efforts.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. politics
    Wait, Are Mike Pence and Donald Trump Not on Good Terms?The former VP’s claim that he’s spoken to Trump “probably a dozen times” in the last year has been downgraded to “we talked last summer.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. election coup
    The Election Law Central to January 6 Might Actually Get FixedBoth Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy are “open” to reform of the Electoral Count Act.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. politics
    The Sad, Unconvincing Case for Pence 2024Despite talk of Pence being the “shadow front-runner” for the GOP nomination, he still has no constituency for a presidential campaign.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. politics
    A Plan to Fix the Electoral Count Act Is Taking ShapeWith more Trump-fueled mischief expected, a bipartisan group of senators is trying to head off future electoral coups.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. january 6
    Trump’s January 6 Strategy Was All About Mike PenceIn the last year, it’s only become clearer that Pence was Plan A for stealing the election, and Trump kept pressuring him to the bitter end.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. vision 2024
    Republicans Are Too Afraid of Trump to Fix Election LawsProminent liberals and conservatives favor reform to a statute that helped produce chaos on January 6. But Congress won’t budge.
    By Ed Kilgore
Load More