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Mike Pence’s doomed presidential campaign is in complete shambles and running on empty

By · 16 comments · Updated on July 18, 2023
Mike Pence with a fly on his head.

In a shocking development, Mike Pence‘s presidential bid isn’t going well. Who could’ve imagined?!

Besides everybody whose name isn’t “Mike Pence,” of course.

The anti-gay former vice president, who holds the unique distinction of being equally loathed by the left and right, is struggling to raise money for his doomed candidacy. He raised a scant $1.2 million during the last fundraising period, the New York Times reports, putting his spot on the Republican debate stage in doubt.

Candidates must receive contributions from at least 40,000 donors to qualify for the first debate next month in Milwaukee.

Pence, despite being a lifelong conservative and hardcore evangelical, lacks a home in today’s GOP. He refused to throw the election for Donald Trump on Jan. 6, causing MAGA diehards to storm the Capitol and chant they wanted to hang him.

“Mr. Pence’s repeated defense of his actions to certify Mr. Trump’s defeat before Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, has alienated him from Mr. Trump’s loyal base without appearing to win many converts from the wing of the Republican Party that wants to move on from the former president,” writes the NYT.

Ouch!

There’s no spinning Pence’s dismal fundraising numbers: they’re awful. Trump says his campaign and joint-fundraising committee raised $35 million in the second quarter, while Ron “Don’t Say Gay” DeSantis milked $20 million out of his supporters (jokes on them, considering the flailing Florida governor just slashed his campaign staff).

Further down the ballot, South Carolina senator Tim Scott said he had raised $6.1 million, and Nikki Haley raised $4.3 million. Even obscure candidates, such as North Dakota governor Doug Burham, netted more cash than the ex-veep.

Pence started laying the groundwork for his doomed campaign last winter, when he went on a national tour to hawk his crappy memoir, “So Help Me God.”

Nobody bought his book or two-year-old stories about Jan. 6.

Undeterred, Pence announced his candidacy June 5. Despite a 97% name recognition among voters, he still can’t get out of the low single-digits.

Up to this point, the most buzz Pence generated was when he stepped inside of Dunkin’ Donuts, and acted like it was an Eighth Wonder of the World.

Over the weekend, Pence found himself under attack from Tucker Carlson at a conservative conference, a true sign of his woes in the Trump-era GOP.

With his campaign failing, Pence has resorted to some good ol’ anti-LGBTQ+ fear mongering. He was a vocal opponent of the Los Angeles Dodgers honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at their Pride night last month.

And even that hasn’t worked!

Just three years ago, Pence was a heartbeat away from the presidency. Now, he’s millions of dollars away from being able to lodge a formidable presidential campaign.

Oh well!

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