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In reply to the discussion: Oh My - Pence is demanding to know [View all]malaise
(299,117 posts)97. Not sure about Pence and that learned part
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mike-pence-used-campaign-funds-to-pay-his-mortgage--and-it-cost-him-an-election/2016/07/15/90858964-49ed-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html?utm_term=.0b2ac43a4e50
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Mike Pence was a young lawyer on the rise, challenging a longtime Democratic congressman in a Republican-leaning Indiana district.
And then, scandal.
Campaign finance records from the 1990 effort showed that Pence, then 31, had been using political donations to pay the mortgage on his house, his personal credit card bill, groceries, golf tournament fees and car payments for his wife.
The spending had not been illegal at the time. But it stunned voters and undermined Pences strategy to portray the incumbent, Rep. Philip R. Sharp, as tainted by donations from special-interest political action committees.
Pences early stumble proved to be a defining moment, prompting a period of public remorse that helped create the wholesome image many Republicans now say makes him an ideal running mate to counterbalance the bombastic Donald Trump.
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Mike Pence was a young lawyer on the rise, challenging a longtime Democratic congressman in a Republican-leaning Indiana district.
And then, scandal.
Campaign finance records from the 1990 effort showed that Pence, then 31, had been using political donations to pay the mortgage on his house, his personal credit card bill, groceries, golf tournament fees and car payments for his wife.
The spending had not been illegal at the time. But it stunned voters and undermined Pences strategy to portray the incumbent, Rep. Philip R. Sharp, as tainted by donations from special-interest political action committees.
Pences early stumble proved to be a defining moment, prompting a period of public remorse that helped create the wholesome image many Republicans now say makes him an ideal running mate to counterbalance the bombastic Donald Trump.
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The AARP Intergalactic Olympics for the Time Passage Challenged, Senior Division. n/t
rzemanfl
Feb 2017
#99
I recall Ryan exchanging "knowing glance" with Pence at post-inaugural luncheon n/t
diva77
Feb 2017
#22
We only cook with coconut oil or olive oil but on those very rare occasions when we eat popcorn, it
malaise
Feb 2017
#20
the Republican civil war with bother me a lot less if it weren't for all the collaterals
Bucky
Feb 2017
#65
Pence plus a majority of the cabinet could invoke the 25th Amendment......
yellowcanine
Feb 2017
#83