Reports: Indiana Guv Mike Pence To Endorse Ted Cruz Today

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence holds a news conference at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 26, 2015. Pence has signed into law a religious objections bill that some convention organizers and business leaders... Indiana Gov. Mike Pence holds a news conference at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 26, 2015. Pence has signed into law a religious objections bill that some convention organizers and business leaders have opposed amid concern it could allow discrimination against gay people. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) MORE LESS
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Multiple outlets reported Friday morning that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) would endorse Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for president.

CNN reported that two anonymous sources familiar with the governor’s plans revealed Pence would be endorsing Cruz just a few days before Tuesday’s primary. Politico also reported the news, citing an anonymous source.

Pence is scheduled to appear on Greg Garrison’s radio show Friday at noon E.T., where he may announce the endorsement. Cruz encouraged supporters to listen to that show.

“I will say this: I have tremendous respect for Gov. Mike Pence,” Cruz said, according to CNN. “He has been an incredible leader for the state of Indiana. He has really demonstrated that when you cut taxes when you reduce regulations, that jobs follow.”

The endorsement would come as a slight to GOP frontunner Donald Trump, as the Indiana governor has also met with him.

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  1. Avatar for dnl dnl says:

    Cruzifer gathering his legions for Armageddon

  2. Governor Pence has also demonstrated when you increase regulation against LBGT people, jobs depart.

  3. “He has been an incredible leader for the state of Indiana. He has really demonstrated that when you cut taxes when you reduce regulations, that jobs follow.”

    Does he have ANY actual data to back up the assertion that IN has had a large increase in jobs? The backlash to IN’s anti gay legislation in '15 lost them lots of revenue through boycotts to how has Pence been good for the state?

    Endorsement of Pence v. endorsement of Knight? I’m thinking Knight might win out.

  4. Avatar for meri meri says:

    And then confirmed in North Carolina.

    I assume Kansas will give us the trifecta.

  5. Too late, numb nuts. He already picked his VP and there ain’t gonna be no Cruz cabinet, so what do you expect Raphael to do for you?

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