ഇന്ത്യാന ഗവര്‍ണര്‍ മൈക്ക് പെന്‍സ് ട്രമ്പിന്റെ വൈസ് പ്രസിഡന്റ് സ്ഥാനാര്‍ഥി
ഇവാഞ്ചലിക്കല്‍ വോട്ടൂകള്‍ ലക്ഷ്യമിട്ടാണ് പെന്‍സിനെ തെരെഞ്ഞെടുത്തതെന്നു കരുതുന്നു. പ്രൈമറിയില്‍ സെനറ്റര്‍ ടെഡ് ക്രുസിനൊപ്പമായിരുന്നു പെന്‍സ്.
അതു പോലെ മുസ്ലിംകള്‍ അമേരിക്കയില്‍ പ്രവേശിക്കുന്നത് നിരോധിക്കുമെന്ന ട്രമ്പിന്റെ പ്രസ്താവന ഭരണഘടനാ വിരുദ്ധമാണെന്നും പെന്‍സ് നേരത്തെ പറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു. അമേരിക്കക്കാരുടെ ജോലി നഷ്ടപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു എന്ന കാരണത്താല്‍ ട്രമ്പ് എതിര്‍ക്കുന്ന പല വ്യാപാര കരാറുകളെയും പെന്‍സ് അനുകൂലിച്ചിരുന്നു.
Clinton says choice of Pence for VP shows Trump's 'dangerous plan' for US
Washington, July 16 (IANS) Presumptive Democratic candidate for the US presidency Hillary Clinton on Friday said that the choice of Indiana Governor Mike Pence to be Donald Trump's running mate is further evidence of the Republican presidential candidate's "dangerous plan for America".
"If you had any doubts about Trump sticking with his dangerous plan for America, say hello to his VP pick," Clinton said on her Twitter account immediately after Trump made the appointment official that had already been a well-known secret since Thursday.
Trump made the announcement on Friday on Twitter, and will address the media on Saturday. The press conference on the subject was originally scheduled for Friday but was postponed following the terrorist attack on the French city of Nice, Efe news reported.
The Clinton campaign said in a statement that Pence is "the most extreme Vice Presidential pick in a generation", and posed the question: "Think Donald is divisive? Meet his running mate", then brought up the presumptive VP's history of "discriminatory politics and failed economic policies that favour millionaires and corporations over working families".
"Voters deserve better than more of their divisive policies and 'me-first' economic proposals. This new Trump-Pence ticket stands in dramatic contrast to Hillary Clinton's vision of our future -- one where we are stronger together, where unity prevails over division and the economy works for all Americans, not just those at the top," Efe news quoted Clinton's campaign director John Podesta as saying in the note.
The Democrat highlights in the message Pence's background of strict conservatism as well as his opposition to immigration reform.
In the House of Representatives, where he served between 2003-2013, Pence led the kind of battles praised by social conservatives, and as governor signed a law allowing gays to be refused services for religious reasons, and another banning abortion because of serious fetal disabilities like Down syndrome.
In political circles, Pence is seen as a "consensus choice" that could make Trump more "palatable", not only among the party's elite but also for ultraconservative voters and the powerful evangelical segment.
"Mike Pence is a friend, but more than that, he is a strong conservative reformer who has delivered results for the people of Indiana. Washington is broken, but we don't have to look any further than leaders like Mike Pence for the solutions to fix it."
Donald Trump has chosen Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate, he said Friday on Twitter, a sign that the volatile Republican business mogul hopes to stabilize his campaign for president as he and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton prepare to claim their party nominations over the next two weeks.
A longtime champion of conservative and evangelical causes, Pence, 57, was a favorite of GOP leaders who have resisted embracing Trump as their party’s standard-bearer.
Trump tweeted Friday that he had settled on Pence after a day of frenzied speculation centering on the governor. Trump was to have named his pick Friday but postponed his announcement after the terrorist attack in Nice, France.
The former congressman, who backed Ted Cruz in the presidential primaries, is well placed to firm up Trump’s support among Christian conservatives, many of whom also favored the Texas senator over the celebrity businessman from New York.
But Pence differs with Trump on key issues. In December, he called Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims entering the U.S. “offensive and unconstitutional,” a stand that will draw attention in the aftermath of the terrorist truck attack Thursday night in southern France.
Pence is also a longtime champion of the free trade agreements that Trump denounces as a threat to American jobs.
The low-key Indiana governor is a relatively low-risk choice for Trump, whose free-wheeling bombast often creates political trouble for the celebrity businessman. Another top contender for the GOP ticket was former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who stirred up fresh controversy Thursday night by saying all Muslims in the United States should be tested and then deported if they support Sharia law.
Washington Post
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