GOP woos Mike Pence for 2016, and Indiana governor says he’s ‘listening’ [View all]

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

For a governor who says he is focused squarely on his home state of Indiana, Republican Mike Pence keeps popping up elsewhere.

There he was in Palm Beach, Fla., in February, evangelizing free-market conservatism and drawing a standing ovation from wealthy donors at a private dinner. In Germany last month, he assailed what he called President Obama’s “policy of conciliatory diplomacy.” In Milwaukee, he urged Republican faithfuls last week to “never relent.”

Pence is also quietly cultivating influential Washington figures such as Bill Kristol and Gary Bauer, while becoming one of the loudest voices attacking Common Core, a set of education benchmarks that has sparked a revolt among tea party activists.

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In an interview with The Washington Post, Pence acknowledged he was weighing his 2016 options amid calls from some supporters to consider a presidential run.

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With Christie down and out, at least one of the midwest Republican Governors (who manage to get re-elected) will throw a hat into the ring.