Mike Pence Presidential Campaign: GOP Primary, Religious Freedom, and Iowa

On Monday, former vice president Mike Pence filed paperwork to run for president, and on Wednesday he will make his formal announcement in the Des Moines suburbs.

An Iowa launch makes all the sense in the world for Pence. He starts out his campaign facing very steep odds — Donald Trump holds a commanding lead with 53 percent of the vote, while Ron DeSantis is in second place at 22 percent, according to the RealClearPolitics average of national polls. Pence and Nikki Haley are vying for third place at about 4 percent.

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John McCormack

John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.

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On Monday, former vice president Mike Pence filed paperwork to run for president, and on Wednesday he will make his formal announcement in the Des Moines suburbs.

An Iowa launch makes all the sense in the world for Pence. He starts out his campaign facing very steep odds — Donald Trump holds a commanding lead with 53 percent of the vote, while Ron DeSantis is in second place at 22 percent, according to the RealClearPolitics average of national polls. Pence and Nikki Haley are vying for third place at about 4 percent.