Mike Pence Enters 2024 Presidential Race with Optimistic Vision for GOP

Former Vice President Mike Pence announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, setting up a battle for the Republican nomination with his former boss, Donald Trump. Pence casts himself as a Reagan Republican seeking to return America to conservative principles. He becomes the first vice president in modern history to challenge his old boss. Pence argues that “different times call for different leadership” and that the nation needs a leader “that will appeal, as Lincoln said, to the better angels of our nature.” Pence is officially launching his campaign in Iowa, which his team views as vital to him securing the nomination.