Only someone with as few VP options as Donald Trump would consider an embattled governor like Indiana's Mike Pence a catch. But perhaps the two are a match made in heaven. Trump might give Pence the only shot he'll probably ever have at national office after he sucked millions out of the Hoosier economy by enacting a flagrantly anti-LGBT law. And after alienating social conservatives by flip-flopping on abortion a thousand times and uttering the letters "LGBT," Trump needs someone who's overtly undermined both women’s health and gays. CNN reports:
Pence meets Trump's stated needs -- a veteran Washington insider who could shepherd Trump's agenda through Congress, where he rocketed to prominence as a member of the Republican leadership. He also fulfills desires from national GOP elites: unflappable message discipline and a bridge to social conservatives and top-dollar GOP donors.
It also makes for a good fit for Indiana Republicans, who are ready for Pence to go after a tumultuous first term in Indiana that has opened up a chance for Democrats to claim the governor's office. If that means sending Pence on the road with Trump, all the better.
Removing Pence from the governor's race, several senior Indiana Republican officials, aides and operatives said, would allow the state GOP to escape from the turmoil of years of social battles over same-sex marriage and religious freedom.
Pence has to decide whether he's running for re-election by July 15, so Trump's decision couldn't come soon enough for eager GOP Hoosiers.