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Donnelly Won't Rule out 2022 V26, N22 Thursday, Jan.28, 2021 Donnelly won’t rule out 2022 run Donnelly said. “I’ve not made any Calls successors’ stance kind of decisions on those types of things.” leading up to Capitol Donnelly said that he is focused on teaching at his alma insurrection ‘a stain’ mater Notre Dame, and practic- By BRIAN A. HOWEY ing law from his Granger, Indi- INDIANAPOLIS – Former ana, home. He raised $18 million senator Joe Donnelly watched in hor- in his race against Braun in an ror the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol election that drew more than on Jan. 6 and said that the “big lie” $110 million, so there will be the perpetrated by his successors’ in the financial calculation in his com- Senate and ing decision. “I spent six years House will be raising $18 million and then there a “stain” on was a candidate who can write a their careers. check for $20 million in an after- But it noon,” Donnelly said. “Those are isn’t enough always things that have to get to compel considered as well.” him to resume the political career that Donnelly believes that went on hiatus in 2018 with his upset Trump should be convicted in loss to U.S. Sen. Mike Braun. Asked his second impeachment trial during a Zoom HPI Interview on Tuesday whether he will scheduled to begin on Feb. 8. “I was asked earlier today, challenge U.S. Sen. Todd Young in 2022, Donnelly took a do you believe the (former) president would be convicted wait and see attitude. “We’ll see what the future holds,” Continued on page 4 Trump vs. Pence By BRIAN A. HOWEY INDIANAPOLIS – The fissure snaking through the Republican Party at this point in time comes down to what appears to be Donald Trump’s chaos wing, and Mike Pence’s constitutional GOP. And in Pence’s hometown of “We are trending in the right Columbus, Ind., the party loyalty appears to be divided. direction. We are on a path where As Donald Trump faces his second impeachment trial begin- we can see our way out. In early ning Feb. 8, this much has come January our positivity rate was to light: Beginning in early Octo- ber through the Nov. 3 election, 16.5%. Today it came it at 9.1%.” Trump plotted with key aides. - Gov. Eric Holcomb, during Once the “red mirage” of an ear- ly Trump lead had been forecast his weekly COVID presser before much of the mail-in vote on Wednesday. was counted, Trump planned to declare victory Election Night Page 2 until Fox News called Arizona for Joe an “insurrection.” Part of this mob Biden according to “fly-on-the-wall” was chanting “Hang Mike Pence!” reporting from Axios’s Jonathan Swan In the ultimate split screen and Zachary Basu. This would become moment, Pence had arrived in the known as “the big lie.” Senate and his office indicated he Howey Politics Indiana In late December, a TV ad by would play no extra-constitutional ef- the Lincoln Project aimed at Trump forts to thwart the will of the people, WWWHowey Media, LLC suggested that Pence would essential- while the mob descended on the c/o Business Office ly be the one who would terminate his Capitol, where six people, including PO Box 6553 presidency. “The end is coming, Don- a Capitol police officer, would die. Kokomo, IN, 46904 ald. ... On Jan. 6, Mike Pence will put Pence and family were evacuated www.howeypolitics.com the nail in your political coffin,” the from the Senate chamber, minutes ad’s voiceover said in the ad aimed at before the mob arrived, and taken to an audience of one. a secure site, where the vice presi- Brian A. Howey, Publisher Trump’s efforts to, as he dent remained for hours. According Mark Schoeff Jr., Washington put it, “overturn” the election reached to Axios, Trump, sequestered in his Mary Lou Howey, Editor a crescendo on Susan E. Howey, Editor Jan. 6. According to Axios, Trump called Pence late Subscriptions that morning to HPI, HPI Daily Wire $599 take one last shot HPI Weekly, $350 at bullying the Lisa Hounchell, Account Manager vice president (765) 452-3936 telephone into objecting to (765) 452-3973 fax the certification [email protected] of Biden’s victory. Unsuccessful in convincing Pence to join this con- private dining room to watch the TV Contact HPI spiracy, President Trump goaded his coverage, placed no calls to check [email protected] supporters at a “Stop the Steal” rally on Pence’s safety, instead tweeting, Howey’s cell: 317.506.0883 on the Ellipse that he had promised “Mike Pence didn’t have the courage Washington: 202.256.5822 would be “wild” into a march on the to do what should have been done to Business Office: 765.452.3936 U.S. Capitol. Pence was presiding in protect our Country and our Constitu- the Senate over what had been a tion.” perfunctory congressional counting of U.S. Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., © 2021, Howey Politics Electoral College ballots. told ABC News, “I’m convinced these Indiana. All rights reserved. “Mike Pence, I hope you’re people outside, tens of thousands Photocopying, Internet forward- going to stand up for the good of our shouting ‘hang Mike Pence’, if they ing, faxing or reproducing in any Constitution and for the good of our had gotten their hands on Mike country. And if you’re not, I’m go- Pence they would have killed him. form, whole or part, is a violation ing to be very disappointed in you,” I’m convinced of that.” of federal law without permission Trump said, egging his supporters Axios: “After all the bully- from the publisher. on. “I will tell you right now, I’m not ing, the abuse, the Twitter tirades, hearing good stories. I hope Mike is the calls to violence, Pence assessed going to do the right thing. I hope so. his options. He’d stood with Trump Jack E. Howey I hope so, because if Mike Pence does – not complaining, not explaining – editor emeritus the right thing, we win the election. through four years. On the eve of 1926-2019 All Vice President Pence has to do is the transfer of power, Pence’s team send it back to the states to recertify, made clear he’d not be able to attend and we become president.” Trump’s final sendoff at Joint Base By the time they reached Andrews, choosing instead to attend the Capitol, Trump supporters had Biden’s swearing-in. Many believe become a “mob” that would be later Pence intends to run for president described by former President George in 2024. He’s likely to preserve his W. Bush and U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney bridge to Trump beyond Jan. 20, (2000 GOP presidential nominee) as at least long enough to understand Page 3 whether it’s needed.” over a third of Republican voters (36%) think he probably After watching President Biden’s inauguration, or definitely should not. Trump’s approval rating among Pence, wife and daughter flew to Columbus, Ind., where self-identified Republicans dropped to 70% after the Capitol a small, socially distanced, masked crowd met him at the riot, the lowest since he took office in January 2017, ac- airport. Pence said he told his wife, Karen, they would cording to a Jan. 8-12 Reuters Ipsos poll, East reported. move back to Indiana in the summertime. Our bet is that That is an 18% drop since mid-August and a 7% decline they’ll end up in a gated community in Indianapolis or since the day before the riot. About 20% of Republicans Carmel. said they would “strongly” or “somewhat” approve of the On Wednesday, Senate convicting Trump “Morning Joe” host Joe for incitement of insur- Scarborough described rection, according to a Pence as “in hiding back in Jan. 15-17 Politico/Morn- Indiana,” because “there ing Consult poll, up from are people who have Mike 14% the week before. Pence on their hit list be- Research by GOP cause of Donald Trump.” pollster Frank Luntz In a story by revealed 43% of Repub- Columbus Republic re- licans said they will defi- porter Andy East in Pence’s nitely vote against any hometown, the end of the House Republican who Trump/Pence administration has divided Bartholomew supported impeaching Trump. And that is why Republicans Republicans. Allies of Pence say it was an upsetting ordeal like U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski and U.S. Sen. Mike Braun that put the vice president’s life in danger after years of backed the Jan. 6 challenge to the Electoral College vote. unwavering loyalty to the president. But Pence’s decision Walorski has dominated her 2nd CD over the to defy the president also alienated some Trump support- past three general elections. It would be hard to believe ers. she would be vulnerable to a primary challenge, particu- Republican Chairwoman Barb Hackman said while larly if Trump wanes in popularity. That is likely to occur there are “strong Trump supporters” in Bartholomew if Twitter continues to ban Trump, he becomes engulfed County, “there could be a lot of hurt” among some local in legal and business troubles, the Biden administration Republicans. “All the support and loyalty that Mike showed orchestrates a successful vaccination of the population, and the president and then for him to do that has really upset stories of rampant power abuses by the Trump administra- a lot of local Republicans,” Hackman told the Republic.
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