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Mike Pence had unrealistic hopes of somehow being a player in 2024, but it didn't happen. Nobody was surprised by that. In contrast, everyone was surprised by the announcement yesterday by his brother, Rep. Greg Pence (R-IN), that three terms is enough and he won't run for reelection. His district, IN-06, is R+19. At 67, he could have served another 20 years if he wanted to. Explaining himself, he made some vague statement about having served in the Marine Corps. As far as we know, the Marine Corps does not have a policy that former Marines can serve only 6 years in Congress. More likely is that Pence smells a Democratic takeover of the House and knows that being in the House minority is no fun at all.
So how did Pence frère vote on the electoral votes when they were counted? Remember, his brother was on the ballot, but also the guy doing the counting. The answer is that Greg approved the Arizona electoral votes but objected to the electoral votes of Pennsylvania, even though Mike wanted them both counted. Must have made for interesting table talk at Thanksgiving in 2021. (V)