Peace Out, Pence.

 Pence is done as of this morning, says NBC. According to Pence, his campaign was out of money, and he knew that overcoming Trump was an uphill battle. While both of those things are true, I'd like to point out another huge flaw. When was the last time you all saw Mike Pence sat in front of a microphone on live television? Was it the debate stage? How did he do there? Was he youthful and insightful, or was he speaking to the 55 and over religious crowd which makes up maybe a quarter of the voter base? What about non-debate media appearances? Did he do opposing media shows? Was he active enough on Twitter? Or did Mike Pence spam your grandpa with emails begging for money to use to save Israel? My point here is that Pence, like essentially every other B-list candidate (including DeSantis) failed to use his campaign funds to secure meaningful media appearances. We are all enrolled in "mass media and politics" for a reason. Mass media is a vital point of success in American politics right now, and Pence all but rejected the idea of using it to his benefit. It is no coincidence that Trump, the most popular "Republican" on planet Earth right now, is also the only Republican that uses media to his benefit. Trump echoes Machiavellian virtu in his use of the mass media, whereas Pence is more a Dominican Friar sitting peacefully in his study. 

Mike Pence drops out of 2024 presidential race (yahoo.com)

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