Pence (R-IN) urged to enter race for president in 2012

[Roland99]

http://www.wave3.com/story/13854218/copy-pence-urged-to-enter-race-for-president-in-2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - An independent campaign to draw GOP Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana into the 2012 presidential race is kicking off Monday.

Ralph Benko, a deputy counsel to Ronald Reagan, is announcing the America's President Committee to encourage a Pence-for-president bid. Former Rep. Jim Ryan, R-Kan., is also helping the campaign to collect signatures from conservatives and tea party activists.

Benko says that Pence exemplifies the conservative Reagan-Jack Kemp wing of the GOP. Kemp, who died in 2009, was a congressman and vice presidential candidate who advocated low taxes to stimulate economic growth.

Should Pence enter the contest, he would face an uphill climb. Few Americans have heard of him and some better known Republican presidential hopefuls already have fundraising organizations in place.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Seems to me that the 2012 republican primary is starting to shape into

"Anybody But Sarah".

I think we're up to 10 declared or prepared candidates.

[Alexander]

2. Who has officially declared so far?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

7. three left messages for god & are awaiting his response

Sarah
Michelle
Hucksterbee

[no_hypocrisy]

10. Not "officially", but . . . .

At Least 17 Republicans in 2012 Presidential Election Field


http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2010/9/10/at-least-17-republicans-in-2012-presidential-election-field.html

[Arkana]

3. Pence will get blown away by better-funded, better-known candidates.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6. but it does provide seasoning & experience

running, organizing, shaking hands of local GOP leaders. Think of it as preparation for 2016. So, I suspect he either will run or will start with a few trips to Iowa and New Hampshire.

[AlinPA]

8. Palin will beat him like a rented mule. He can talk the stuff their base likes to hear, but she's

their darlin' and will benefit from the hundreds of millions from corporations and secret groups. They have been building her since 2008 and she is not going away.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

14. and neither will make it to the finish line

as candidate

[DrDan]

4. does the leader of the GOP support this candidate?

What is rush saying.

[AlinPA]

9. Limbaugh, Palin, DeMint, Toomey, Johnson. Rubio, Paul, Lee,Bachman, and the rest

are the GOP leaders. McConnell and Boehner are has-beens.

[NC_Nurse]

5. Ugh. He's awful. Not that the others are any better....

[ShadowLiberal]

11. Only 1 sitting house member has ever become president, Pence stands no chance

Only one person has been elected president while serving in the house, President Garfield, which was over a century ago. Pence is no threat for the GOP nomination, except at siphoning enough votes from someone else to prevent them from winning nomination.

[StevieM]

12. I disagree. I think that Pence will win the nomination. He's exactly what the GOP wants

at this point. Fortunately, he's not what the country wants. Obama will defeat him to win re-election.

[StevieM]

13. I've been predicting for awhile the Pence would win the 2012 GOP nomination.

They see him as what a good Republican is supposed to be. The heir apparent to Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan and Jack Kemp.

Obama will defeat him. Then the Republicans will start worshiping him as "a forerunner" to the "real thing," like Goldwater was to Reagan.

[PBS Poll-435]

15. Does Indiana allow for simultaneous campaigning?

Like Holy Joe did in 2000?

If not it would be nice for Pence to be a private citizen for at least 2 years.

[last_texas_dem]

16. Why would anyone be inspired by Pence? He's like a less interesting version of John Boehner.