The following article by Joe Williams was posed on the Roll Call website January 31, 2018:
VP notes that ‘conventional wisdom’ didn’t play out in 2016
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday predicted Republicans would maintain their majorities in the House and Senate after the midterm elections, but urged GOP lawmakers to tout last year’s conservative victories to constituents.
Pence, who was speaking here at the annual Republican retreat said the White House would be with the members “every step of the way in 2018.”
“We’ve got an incredible story to tell,” the vice president said, citing specifically the record amount of appellate judges the Senate confirmed last year. Continue reading “Pence: Republicans Will Maintain Majorities in House, Senate After 2018”