LGBT rights group takes aim at Pence as Trump woes deepen
Source: Politico
Pence could increasingly find himself the target of liberal attacks in a midterm election year.
By MATTHEW NUSSBAUM 04/19/2018 05:02 AM EDT
A leading progressive group is launching a campaign-style effort to paint Vice President Mike Pence as an extremist who wields unprecedented power in the White House — an early sign that as the vice president takes a lead role in midterm campaigning, he also risks making himself a target.
The Human Rights Campaign, a leading LGBT rights organization, is launching a sustained attack against Pence, with a website, videos and a lengthy report to be released on Thursday. The materials were shown to POLITICO early.
The attack from a key player in the Democratic base comes as Pence is campaigning heavily for Republicans ahead of the 2018 midterms. And as President Donald Trump’s legal troubles expand, from the special counsel probe to a federal investigation of his personal attorney, some Democrats are beginning to train their fire on Pence in case the president doesn’t run for reelection in 2020 or gets removed from office.
“Mike Pence has made a career out of attacking the rights and equal dignity of LGBTQ people, women and other marginalized communities,” Chad Griffin, the president of HRC, said in a statement. “Now as vice president, he poses one of the greatest threats to equality in the history of our movement. With the world distracted by Donald Trump’s scandal-ridden White House, Mike Pence’s nefarious agenda has been allowed to fly under the radar for too long. He has become not only the most powerful vice president in American history, but also the least scrutinized.”
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The book also happens to be hilarious, as Pence is the villain (a "stink-bug" who doesn't want the gay bunny--whose actual name is Marlon Bundo--to love another boy bunny).
While you're at it, there's an awesome book about trump for children, where Michele Obama teaches a tiny-handed child to respect animals. It's called "Donald don't grab that pussy." So not kidding.
