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Stomping Ground Mike Pence visits home state leading up to the election. John Lynch, Grace McCormick Reporter, Assistant News Editor With under two weeks until the presidential election, Vice President Mike Pence returned to his home state of Indiana to speak to his and President Donald Trump’s supporters. Pence spoke for just over an hour to a crowd of around 400 to 500 supporters Oct. 22 at Fort Wayne Aero Center, giving a stump speech focused on his and the president’s plans for a second term while arguing against the election of Democratic candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden. Tessa McKenney, junior advertising major and vice president of Ball State College Democrats, said Indiana’s Electoral College votes going to former President Barack Obama and Biden in the 2008 presidential election could have contributed to why Pence stopped in Indiana. “Mike Pence is visiting Indiana as a last-minute campaign effort to maintain the Trump voter base here in the Midwest,” McKenney said. “Trump’s campaign is not doing well nationally and must campaign across the country to maintain the presidency.” Chad Kinsella, Ball State political science professor, said the primary focus of campaign stops like this is to drive turnout as much as possible among the base of the candidate. At this point in the race, turnout and last-minute fundraising are the key factors in the success of the campaign, he said.
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Vice President Mike Pence speaks to supporters at his “Make America Great Again” rally Oct. 22, 2020, at the Fort Wayne Aero Center. Pence and other politicians from Indiana spoke to attendees 12 days before Election Day. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN
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