Mike Pence has withdrawn from the 2024 Republican Presidential Primary.
About the only good things I can say about Mike Pence is that he refused to participate in Donald Trump's coup and he has consistently denounced Trump's lies about a stolen election.
Other than that, good-bye and good riddance to one of Trump's long-time enablers.
@michael_martinez it's worth noting, for anybody who isn't aware, that a significant moment in Pence's campaign was when he went on a national conservative radio program and very reasonably declined to say he would pardon Trump no matter what if he was elected, and the hosts of the program denounced him in fiery words.
I think it's notable for a few reasons, not the least to capture the media environment that these candidates exist in.
Pence was being fairly reasonable and rational saying that he was open to considering a pardon, but he wanted to see what the legal processes turned up with, but that measured response was just unacceptable to these media figures.
To be clear, a radio show does not capture the entire conservative voting bloc, but it does describe what conservative candidates are going to be thinking about as they choose their words.
