We’ve been waiting for this for a while.” Pence aides say the prospect of sharing the stage with Trump will provide exactly the kind of contrast for which they’ve been pining: Pence, staid and sober and studious on policy, versus a mercurial and braggadocious bluffer. The view from Pence land: “We’re ready,” MARC SHORT, Pence’s senior adviser, told POLITICO. In recent campaign stops, MIKE PENCE has been “relishing the opportunity to draw a contrast with Trump,” Adam Wren reports from Indianapolis. PENCE PREPS FOR PRIMETIME - While DONALD TRUMP plays the will-he-won’t-he game with next week’s RNC presidential debate, one man seems champing at the bit to get on stage with the former president. ONE OF US - “Awkward Americans see themselves in Ron DeSantis,” by WaPo’s Ben Terris: “But do they like what they see?” adults approve of Biden’s handling of the economy, slightly lower than the 42% who approve of his overall performance, according to the new poll.”
NEW AP/NORC POLL - “Biden’s approval rating on the economy stagnates despite slowing inflation,” by AP’s Josh Boak and Emily Swanson: “Only 36% of U.S.
It’s clear six months into Nikki Haley's bid that the prospect of electing the nation’s first woman president hasn’t exactly caught fire with GOP voters.