Ex-aide running for Indiana seat Pence is giving up
Andrew Phipps, a former aide to Republican Rep. Mike Pence, is joining the field for the congressional seat that Pence is giving up to run for governor.
Andrew Phipps, a former aide to Republican Rep. Mike Pence, is joining the field for the congressional seat that Pence is giving up to run for governor.
U.S. Rep. Mike Pence is using his national profile to expand his fundraising base well beyond Indiana’s borders and establish an early lead in the money race for governor.
One of Rep. Mike Pence's first campaign promises, made the day before he kicked off his campaign for governor last month, was that he won't talk policy until after the May 2012 Republican primary.
In the race for governor, the campaign for establishment favorite Rep. Mike Pence also wants to claim the mantle of the people via door-knocking and phone-banking. But going grass-roots is far more expensive than in the past.
Democrat John Gregg's chances of winning the governor's office next year will likely hinge on whether President Barack Obama's supporters can work some of the same campaign magic they used in 2008 to turn Indiana a presidential blue for the first time in four decades.
To no one's surprise, Republican Rep. Mike Pence said Thursday morning that he'll run for Indiana governor in 2012, giving the GOP an early edge in the race.
U.S. Rep. Mike Pence said Thursday he won't seek the Republican nomination for president in 2012 because he wants to focus on issues "closer to home" — a message some supporters are interpreting as his clearest sign yet that he'll run for Indiana governor.