Mike Pence Is A Conservative (And Probably Smart) Choice For VP
As Harry wrote last week, Mike Pence is an extremely conservative choice for VP and could be a smart one for Trump, as the nominee consistently lost to Ted Cruz among very conservative voters during the primaries.
But Pence is still pretty unknown to voters, and at this point, is disliked as far as VP candidates go.
| OPINION OF CANDIDATE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | PARTY | VP CANDIDATE | FAVORABLE | UNFAVORABLE | NET FAV. | HAVE AN OPINION |
| 1976 | D | Walter Mondale | 14% | 6% | +8 | 20% |
| 1980 | R | George H.W. Bush | 25 | 23 | +2 | 48 |
| 1984 | D | Geraldine Ferraro | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 1988 | D | Lloyd Bentsen | 16 | 6 | +10 | 22 |
| 1988 | R | Dan Quayle | 24 | 18 | +6 | 42 |
| 1992 | D | Al Gore | 29 | 9 | +20 | 38 |
| 1996 | R | Jack Kemp | 33 | 14 | +19 | 47 |
| 2000 | D | Joe Lieberman | 33 | 6 | +27 | 39 |
| 2000 | R | Dick Cheney | 29 | 10 | +19 | 39 |
| 2004 | D | John Edwards | 26 | 11 | +15 | 37 |
| 2008 | D | Joe Biden | 27 | 22 | +5 | 49 |
| 2008 | R | Sarah Palin* | 22 | 9 | +13 | 31 |
| 2012 | R | Paul Ryan* | 25 | 25 | 0 | 49 |
| 2016 | R | Mike Pence* | 9 | 15 | -6 | 23 |