 the divisive primary season.

1) Pence used to be a conservative outsider — but the Republican Party has moved toward him

Pence came up in politics as a conservative outsider. As a young lawyer, he failed to win election to Congress in two early campaigns, in 1988 and 1990. Afterward, he became the head of a free market think tank, the Indiana Policy Review Foundation, and then a talk radio host.

When Pence finally made it into Congress in 2001, he became a frequent critic of his own party’s leadership for being insufficiently conservative, and chaired the far-right Republican Study Committee. He criticized President George W. Bush’s push to add prescription drug coverage to Medicare, and when the job of House Republican leader opened up in 2006, Pence challenged John Boehner for the job — and lost in a landslide.

But Pence won in the long run. Resistance to Obama’s policies combined with the rise of the Tea Party to push the GOP further to the right. Pence’s very conservative economic and social issue positions are no longer considered fringe in the party. Now, while he’s still a conservative, he’s squarely in the party’s mainstream.

2) Mike Pence is really, really anti-abortion and a longtime critic of Planned Parenthood

One example that illustrates how Pence and his idea went from a conservative outsider to the GOP mainstream is his idea to defund Planned Parenthood.

As Sarah Kliff has written, Pence started going after the pro-choice organization’s government funding in 2007 and kept pushing it afterward. Eventually, his party followed — a Pence amendment to defund Planned Parenthood passed the House in 2011 (though it was never signed into law due to Democratic opposition).

And since Pence became governor of Indiana in 2013, he’s continued to fight for pro-life causes. In 2016, he signed a bill into law that banned abortions for reasons of genetic anomaly and created a new requirement to bury or cremate all fetal remains, as Emily Crockett has written.

3) Last year, Pence was at the center of intense controversy over whether Indiana’s "religious freedom" law was anti-LGBTQ

For a few weeks in early 2015, Gov. Pence was embroiled in a nationwide controversy over LGBTQ rights. In March of that year, he signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law — a bill that, in German Lopez’s words,
the divisive primary season. 

 1) Pence used to be a bourgeois foreigner — but the Republican Party has moved toward him 

 Pence came up in politics as a bourgeois foreigner. As a young lawyer, he failed to win election to Congress in two early political campaign, in 1988 and 1990. Afterward, he became the point of a free market think cooler, the Indiana Policy Review Foundation, and then a talk radio master of ceremonies. 

 When Pence ultimately made it into Congress in 2001, he became a frequent critic of his own party ’s leadership for being insufficiently conservative, and chaired the far - right Republican Study Committee. He knock President George W. Bush ’s push to add prescription drug coverage to Medicare, and when the caper of House Republican leader opened up in 2006, Pence challenged John Boehner for the occupation — and lost in a landslide. 

 But Pence won in the long run. Resistance to Obama ’s policy combined with the rise of the Tea Party to push the GOP further to the right. Pence ’s very conservative economic and social issue positions are no longer considered fringe in the party. Now, while he ’s still a conservative, he ’s squarely in the party ’s mainstream. 

 2) Mike Pence is really, really anti - abortion and a longtime critic of Planned Parenthood 

 One example that illustrates how Pence and his mind went from a conservative foreigner to the GOP mainstream is his theme to defund Planned Parenthood. 

 As Sarah Kliff has write, Pence started going after the pro - choice constitution ’s government funding in 2007 and kept pushing it subsequently. Eventually, his party followed — a Pence amendment to defund Planned Parenthood passed the House in 2011 (though it was never signed into law due to Democratic opposition). 

 And since Pence became governor of Indiana in 2013, he ’s continued to fight for pro - life causes. In 2016, he signed a bill into jurisprudence that banned abortion for reasons of genetic anomaly and created a new requirement to immerse or cremate all fetal remains, as Emily Crockett has written. 

 3) Last class, Pence was at the center of acute controversy over whether Indiana ’s " religious freedom " law was anti - LGBTQ 

 For a few weeks in early 2015, Gov. Pence was embroiled in a nationwide controversy over LGBTQ right. In March of that year, he signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act into jurisprudence — a bill that, in German Lopez ’s parole,
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 the divisive primary season.

1) PEnce used to Be a coNseRvaTiVe ouTsidEr — but the RepublICan PArty has moved toward him

PEnce cAmE Up in POlItics As a consERvATIve OuTsIdeR. AS A yOung lAwyEr, he faiLed to win elEctIoN to Congress iN TwO early campAigNs, in 1988 and 1990. AfterWarD, he becAmE thE Head oF a fRee maRket thINk tank, The IndianA POLicy ReVIew FounDATiOn, anD then a talk radio hoST.

WHEn Pence finally Made it InTO CONGreSs iN 2001, he became a FrEquenT Critic oF HiS OWN paRTy’s leadership For being insUFfiCientlY cOnsERvativE, and cHaIRed The far-right repuBlican StuDy CommITtee. He cRIticizeD PresiDenT GeOrge w. buSh’S puSh TO adD PrEscRIptIon drug cOvErAge to mediCARE, And wHen The jOb of HOuse RepublicaN leAder OPenEd up iN 2006, PencE chaLlEnged john BoEhner FoR the job — and lost iN a laNdslide.

BuT PeNcE woN iN the lONg run. REsiStaNce to ObAma’s polICieS cOMBInEd with the rise of the teA pArTy to push The GOP FUrThER to the riGhT. PeNce’s VERy conServATiVe economIc and sOCiAl Issue poSiTions aRe No lOngEr conSIderEd frinGe in the pArty. NOW, while he’s still A Conservative, hE’S sQUArELy in The Party’s mainsTreaM.

2) mike pencE Is ReaLLy, reaLly anTi-ABoRTion and a longtime criTiC of PlaNned PArenthood

One eXample that ILLUstrates How PENcE And his idea went From a ConservatiVE outsideR to thE GOP mainStream is hIS Idea to deFunD PlAnnEd PAREnThood.

As Sarah KLIFf haS wRitten, PEncE starteD goIng AftEr tHe Pro-choice OrganizaTiOn’S gOvErnMent fUNding in 2007 aNd KepT pUshIng it AFterwaRd. EveNtuaLlY, hIS paRty follOWeD — A pencE aMeNdmeNt tO dEfund planNEd PArenthoOd passed tHe HOUse iN 2011 (tHoUgh it waS never signed iNtO law due to DEmOcrAtic opPOSition).

AnD since Pence became governOR of IndiAna In 2013, he’s ContInued to fiGht For pro-LifE Causes. in 2016, he siGned a BiLl iNTO law tHAT bAnnEd Abortions fOR ReaSons oF gEnetIc anomaLy and created a new reQUirEment to bury or CreMate ALL fEtaL ReMAinS, aS emiLY crockett has writTen.

3) Last yeaR, PENcE was at the cENteR oF intensE controVersy OVer whetHer IndianA’s "religioUs FreeDOM" laW was anti-LGbTQ

For a fEw weeks in EArly 2015, GOV. PEnce wAs eMbroilEd In a NatioNwide cONtrOversY over LgBtQ righTs. In MArCh of that Year, he signed the ReligiouS FreedOm ResTorAtion Act iNto LAw — a Bill that, iN GerMan Lopez’s wOrdS,
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1) Pe nce u sed  to  b e acons ervative outsi d er —  but the Republican Pa rty h as move d  t oward  him

P e nc e cam eup  in  p o li ticsasa conse rvative ou tsi de r. As a youn g  l awyer, hefai led to win e lec tion t oCon g ressintwo e arly c a mpaign s, in 198 8a nd 199 0 . After w a rd , he  became the heado fa  free market t hink t an k ,t h e I ndi ana Policy  R eview Foundat i on , a ndt hen a talk ra dio host.
W hen  Pence  f ina l ly mad e itin t o C ongress in2001 , he beca me a f r equentc ritic o f hisown  pa rty’ s  l ea der sh i p f o rbei n g i nsuffici en tl y con serv a t i v e, a ndchai red t he far-rightRep ubli c anStudy  Comm itte e.  He c ritici zed P re sident George W . Bu sh’s push  to  a ddpr escri p tion d rug  co verageto Medi c are ,a n d  w hen the job of Hou se R ep ublicanleader op en e d up in20 06,  Pen c e  chal leng e dJohn Boe hner f o rth e job —  a nd los tina l andsl i de.
But P ence won  in t h e long run. Re s istance to Ob a ma ’ s  p o lici escombined wi th t h e ri se o f  t heT ea Pa rty t op us h  the GOP further to  t he rig ht. P ence’s very c onservativ e e conomicands oc i al issue posit ionsare no lon g er consi dered  fringein the pa r t y. Now,whi lehe’ s s t i ll  a conservati v e , he ’s  square lyin thepar ty’ s m ain st ream.

2)  Mike Pe nc eis  r eal ly, r e ally ant i- abo rt ion  anda  longt ime c riti cof Pla nned Pa r en t h ood
O ne  exa mpl ethatillu s tra tes how  Pence an d h i s id ea  w ent fro m a conservat iv e outsider  t o t he GOP m ainstrea m is his idea to defund Planned  Pa renth ood. 

As Sara h K liff h asw ritten , Penc e sta rt edg o ing a f t er  th epro-choice o rga nizat io n’sgovernm ent funding in 200 7  an d kept pushin g i t af t e rw ard .  E v ent ua l ly, h is party follow ed — a Pen ce am endment to def un d Plann ed Pare nthoo d  passed  the Hous e in 2011  ( thou g h  it  was never  signedinto lawd ue to De mocra tic  oppos it ion ).

A nd sin c e P encebecame  g overno r ofIn diana in  2013, he’s continued t o figh t for  pr o-life ca use s . I n 2016, h e si gned a bil l i nto  lawtha t  bann ed a b or tio n s for  rea s ons of ge n et ica n om aly and cre a t e d a  newreq u iremen t to  bury or crematea ll fetal remai ns,a s  Em ily Croc ke tt has written .
3) L ast year ,Pence was a t the ce nt e r ofintens e cont roversy o ve r  wheth er I ndi ana’s "re lig io u s freed om "l aw was  ant i- LGBTQ
For a feww e eks in early 201 5, Go v .  Penc e  wa s emb ro iled in a na tionwide c ontroversyover L GBTQ  righ ts. InMa rch of  th at  year, hes igned the  Reli gious F re edom  Re storat ionA c t int o la w— a  bill tha t ,  i n  G er m anLope z’s w or ds,
 the_divisive primary_season.

1) Pence used to_be a_conservative_outsider —_but_the Republican Party_has moved toward_him

Pence came up in_politics as a_conservative_outsider. As a young lawyer, he failed to win election to Congress in two_early_campaigns, in_1988_and_1990. Afterward, he became the_head of a free market_think tank,_the Indiana Policy Review Foundation, and then a_talk_radio host.

When Pence_finally made it into Congress in 2001, he became_a frequent critic of his own_party’s leadership for_being_insufficiently_conservative, and chaired the_far-right Republican Study Committee. He criticized_President George W. Bush’s push to_add prescription drug coverage to Medicare, and_when the job of House Republican_leader opened up in 2006,_Pence challenged_John Boehner for the job_— and lost_in a_landslide.

But Pence won_in the long run. Resistance to_Obama’s policies combined_with the rise of the Tea_Party_to push the_GOP_further_to the_right. Pence’s very_conservative_economic and_social_issue positions are no longer considered_fringe_in the party. Now, while he’s still_a conservative, he’s squarely_in_the party’s mainstream.

2) Mike_Pence is really, really anti-abortion_and a longtime critic of Planned_Parenthood

One example_that illustrates_how Pence and his idea went from a conservative outsider to_the GOP mainstream is his idea_to defund Planned Parenthood.

As_Sarah Kliff_has_written, Pence started_going_after the_pro-choice organization’s government funding in 2007 and_kept pushing_it afterward. Eventually, his party followed_— a Pence amendment_to_defund Planned Parenthood passed the House_in 2011 (though it was never_signed into law due to_Democratic_opposition).

And_since Pence became governor of_Indiana in 2013, he’s continued to_fight for pro-life_causes. In 2016, he signed a bill_into_law that banned abortions for reasons_of_genetic anomaly and created a new_requirement_to_bury or cremate all fetal_remains, as Emily Crockett has written.

3)_Last year, Pence was at the center of intense_controversy over whether_Indiana’s "religious freedom" law was_anti-LGBTQ

For_a_few weeks in early 2015, Gov. Pence was embroiled in_a nationwide_controversy over LGBTQ_rights. In March of that year, he signed the Religious_Freedom Restoration Act into law — a_bill that, in German Lopez’s words,