… The prospect of a vice president preparing to take over the presidency would usually alarm members of the president’s own party. After all, the president won after many primary victories, and should be very popular with the party’s voters. By contrast, the vice president is chosen by the presidential candidate with little or no public input, and is less likely to be known to and popular with the rank-and-file.
But here’s what’s really surprising: Pence may be in the unusual position of being more popular than Trump not just among Democrats — but also among Republicans. CONT.
Martin Wattenberg (UC Irvine), Monkey Cage