{"id":1599490,"date":"2022-08-10T15:42:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T19:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1599490"},"modified":"2022-08-10T15:42:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T19:42:48","slug":"trump-takes-lead-in-endorsement-proxy-war-with-pence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-takes-lead-in-endorsement-proxy-war-with-pence\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Takes Lead In Endorsement Proxy War With Pence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-takes-lead-in-endorsement-proxy-war-with-pence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1599490&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump has taken the lead in his endorsement proxy war with former Vice President Mike Pence, with Trump-endorsed Wisconsin candidate for governor Tim Michels beating Pence\u2019s choice, former Republican Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch.<\/p>\n<p>Trump now leads Pence 2 to 1 in successful primary endorsements, with Tuesday night\u2019s victory handing him the lead. There have only been three primaries in Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin where the former friends endorsed opposing candidates, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/nicholasreimann\/2022\/07\/30\/trump-vs-pence-all-the-endorsement-battles-theyre-waging\/?sh=348f8ea67bc6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forbes<\/a> reported in July.<\/p>\n<p>In late May, Pence-endorsed Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp crushed his Trump-endorsed competitor, former Republican Georgia Sen. David Perdue, by a margin of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/2022-election\/results\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">73.7% to 21.8%<\/a>. Trump endorsed Perdue in an attempt at revenge after Kemp certified the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2022\/03\/19\/brian-kemp-david-perdue-donald-trump-2020-00018601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 Georgia election results<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kemp\u2019s victory gave Pence an early\u00a0lead in the proxy war, causing some to question <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2022\/05\/24\/nation\/kemp-cruises-victory-georgia-dealing-blow-trump-not-his-voter-fraud-lies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trump\u2019s grip<\/a> over the GOP. However, Trump\u2019s fortunes turned in Arizona when he endorsed\u00a0Kari Lake over Karrin Taylor Robson, who received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/2022-live-primary-election-race-results\/2022\/08\/04\/1115523959\/kari-lake-primary-election-results-arizona-republican-for-governor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pence\u2019s blessing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7492268\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7492268\" class=\"gmail-wp-image-7492268 gmail-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1410378923-scaled-e1659475209249.jpg\" alt=\"PRESCOTT VALLEY, ARIZONA - JULY 22: Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake speaks at a &#039;Save America&#039; rally by former President Donald Trump in support of Arizona GOP candidates on July 22, 2022 in Prescott Valley, Arizona. Arizona&#039;s primary election will take place August 2. (Photo by Mario Tama\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1410378923-scaled-e1659475209249.jpg 2060w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1410378923-scaled-e1659475209249-280x120.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1410378923-scaled-e1659475209249-620x266-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1410378923-scaled-e1659475209249-768x329-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1410378923-scaled-e1659475209249-1536x658-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1410378923-scaled-e1659475209249-2048x877-1.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7492268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PRESCOTT VALLEY, ARIZONA \u2013 JULY 22: Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake speaks at a \u2018Save America\u2019 rally by former President Donald Trump in support of Arizona GOP candidates on July 22, 2022 in Prescott Valley, Arizona. Arizona\u2019s primary election will take place August 2. (Photo by Mario Tama\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prior to the Arizona primary, both Trump and Pence had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/07\/22\/politics\/arizona-governor-primary-trump-pence-proxy-fight\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dueling rallies<\/a> on the same day trying to pull their respective candidates over the finish line, while delivering two different visions of the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Republican Party allows itself to become consumed by yesterday\u2019s grievances, we will lose,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-62278002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pence said during his rally<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump posed a different outlook, saying \u201cthe election was rigged and stolen and now our country is being systematically destroyed because of it\u201d while telling his followers Lake would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-62278002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tough on election integrity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Georgia, the race in Arizona was much tighter with Lake winning by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/2022-live-primary-election-race-results\/2022\/08\/04\/1115523959\/kari-lake-primary-election-results-arizona-republican-for-governor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">47.9% to 43.2%<\/a>. The results from Tuesday\u2019s Wisconsin primary yielded a similar margin of victory for Michels.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the success of Trump\u2019s endorsements, some experts are concerned about the candidates\u2019 quality and electability in <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/07\/19\/weak-candidates-threaten-gops-hopes-to-retake-senate-expert-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/07\/19\/weak-candidates-threaten-gops-hopes-to-retake-senate-expert-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>(RELATED: <\/strong><strong>\u2018Weak\u2019 Candidates Threaten GOP\u2019s Hopes To Retake Senate)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump and Pence did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundations requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump has taken the lead in his endorsement proxy war with former Vice President Mike Pence, with Trump-endorsed Wisconsin candidate for governor Tim Michels beating Pence\u2019s choice,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":863,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1599490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1599490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/863"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1599490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1599490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1599490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1599490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1599490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}