Mike Pence withdrew his bid for the presidential election, Saturday, amid not gaining enough traction in the polls.
Mike Pence: “I have decided to suspend my campaign for president effective today. I am leaving this campaign, but let me promise you: I will never leave the fight for conservative values, and I will never stop fighting to elect principled Republican leaders to every office in the land.”
The former Vice President under the Trump administration, Governor of Indiana, and Congressperson for six consecutive terms, Pence, has been involved in Indiana and national politics since the year 2000.
Pence chose to announce his step back from electioneering in Las Vegas at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual gathering where the other republican hopefuls and former President Trump took their opportunities to voice GOP support for Israel and debate each other’s policies.
Former running-mate, Donald Trump, was less than compassionate to Pence’s decision. He even alluded to the fact that Pence might not have been the best person to have beside him.
Donald Trump: “I chose him, I made him Vice President but people in politics can be very disloyal, I’ve never seen anything like it.”
Trump, who has maintained his lead in polling, is loosely followed by Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley polling better than Pence was when the Fox News national survey was released October 11.
Republican presidential candidate and former Governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, shared her public appreciation for Pence and all that he has done for the United States and Israel.
Nikki Haley: “He’s been a good man of faith, he’s been a good man of service, he has fought for America and he has fought for Israel. We all owe him a debt of gratitude.”
Haley isn’t the only candidate peer that feels as though Pence made the right choice, so does Chris Christie, former Governor of New Jersey.
Chris Christie: “Mike ran a tough race, a good race. It was very difficult for him and I think he made the right decision for he and his family to get out of the race.”
There is currently no way to tell if Pence’s withdrawal from the race will benefit any candidates. However, the future of Pence and politics is still alive.
Pence is expected to remain involved in politics by progressing the conservative think tank he created after his vice presidency called Advancing American Freedom. In addition to that, he has a book being released next month.
For Annenberg Media, I’m Sixx Orange.