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Mike Pence, a Koch Favorite, Mulls 2016 Run for President
Here are some things that this “reporter,” Jonathan Allen, deemed not worthy of a headline mention:
* That Pence is actually the current governor of Indiana. That seems sort of important.
* That he’s a Republican. Bear in mind, the next election is an open-seat one, no incumbent. There will be challengers on both sides (well, one assumes Hillary will have challengers). So it’s sort of important to note which nomination he’s considering pursuing.
* That he’s a former Congressman.
These are the various basis bits of biographical data which would usually occur to a reporter to include in a headline about a subject. Bear in mind, Mike Pence is not a household name; a headline would usually inform the reader about who the heck he is.
Well, Allen knows who he is, and he wants you to know: He’s a “Koch favorite.”
If you’re wondering why this otherwise prosaic Bloomberg piece about Pence’s national future begins with a mention of the Koch brothers, it’s probably because the guy who wrote it worked for Paul Sarbanes and, briefly, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz before resuming his career as an impartial reporter.
During the early-going of the 2012 cycle, I myself pushed a Pence run, reasoning that he would be a party-uniting figure.
He still could be. And he’s worked in both the federal system, as a Congressman, and currently holds the position of Chief Executive of a state. That’s a solid resume.
Let’s just make it clear. Jonathan Allen is a partisan idiot.
Sure, this guy would have been a good republican presidential candidate. The man is an idiot.
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Greg, the idiot, failed again to understand what the comments are about. Then again, what else is new.