Did Pence draw the short straw? Is that why he

[Saphire]

has sold his soul to trump? Did the republicans blackmail him? Bribe him?
I just don't get it. He's out there running around having to simultaneously defend and rebuke everything his "boss" says. Surely he didn't volunteer for this. What's he going to gain by alining himself with the biggest loser in history?

[RandySF]

1. He's looking at 2020.

[VMA131Marine]

2. He's looking at no later than 2017 ....

after Trump's impeachment.

The fix is in! Think about it; if the Republicans still have majorities in the House and Senate and move to impeach Trump, would the Democrats in Congress try to stop them?

[SirBrockington]

3. exactly

Trumps BIGGEST delusion is that they wouldn't have impeachment draft written up prior to inauguration.

[imanamerican63]

4. Nope! That was Trump's middle(little) finger!

Trump U!

[LittleGirl]

5. Pence is a moron

He followed on the coat tails of Mitch Daniels (former gov of Indiana) because of Mitch's popularity. Holding on the coat tails of Trump is what he is a master of doing. This is no big surprise from any of us that follow Indiana politics.

[cjjason]

6. He prayed and God said "let it be so"

[relayerbob]

7. He knew he would lose gov of Indiana

This way he can blame it on Trump

[Adrahil]

8. He's a man of little intellect and boundless ambition.

Indiana is well rid of him!

[HereSince1628]

9. IMO the odds of Trump not making it to Nov gave Pence a path to the nomination

that he could not have otherwise had.

Trump is radical to the point of unpredictably bizarre. If there have ever been politicians who were going to be a target for side-lining during the last weeks before the election, Trump is certainly one of them.