Indiana Governor Mike Pence — who frequently refers to himself as “a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican, in that order” — believed that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) would mobilize his conservative base. Instead, it created a backlash that has effectively torpedoed the Republican’s chance at a national office.
According to a poll conducted by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), signing the RFRA has led even led to a significant erosion in popularity in Indiana. As recently as February of this year, Governor Pence enjoyed a 62 percent approval score. Since the passage of the RFRA, however, his unfavorable rating has crept up to 53 percent, while his favorable rating plummeted to 38 percent.
Hoosiers reject the idea that a business should be able to refuse service to members of the LGBT community on the basis of religious conviction by a 2-to-1 margin. Moreover — and irrespective of their opinion about the bill — more than 75 percent of Indiana voters say that signing it is a crippling blow to businesses. Only 10 percent of people polled believed that the bill would have a positive effect on business.
Instead of mobilizing the base, Pence’s actions divided it along familiar lines — with religious conservatives supporting him and fiscal conservatives opposing. But tellingly, even among those respondents who identified as observant Christians, 58 percent believed that discrimination on religious grounds should not be allowed.
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Well, that doesn't look good on his resume. Pence is obviously a person of low ethical and moral standards - a religious hypocrite. Also, after his LGBT clusterfuck as Indiana governor - he seems desperate. He knew that killed his chances of running for president, so he hopes to come in through the back door as Trump's VP. He probably figures Trump would be impeached within a year.
According to a poll conducted by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), signing the RFRA has led even led to a significant erosion in popularity in Indiana. As recently as February of this year, Governor Pence enjoyed a 62 percent approval score. Since the passage of the RFRA, however, his unfavorable rating has crept up to 53 percent, while his favorable rating plummeted to 38 percent.
Hoosiers reject the idea that a business should be able to refuse service to members of the LGBT community on the basis of religious conviction by a 2-to-1 margin. Moreover — and irrespective of their opinion about the bill — more than 75 percent of Indiana voters say that signing it is a crippling blow to businesses. Only 10 percent of people polled believed that the bill would have a positive effect on business.
Instead of mobilizing the base, Pence’s actions divided it along familiar lines — with religious conservatives supporting him and fiscal conservatives opposing. But tellingly, even among those respondents who identified as observant Christians, 58 percent believed that discrimination on religious grounds should not be allowed.
More: Indiana governor’s approval rating plummets after disastrous anti-gay “religious freedom” bill
Well, that doesn't look good on his resume. Pence is obviously a person of low ethical and moral standards - a religious hypocrite. Also, after his LGBT clusterfuck as Indiana governor - he seems desperate. He knew that killed his chances of running for president, so he hopes to come in through the back door as Trump's VP. He probably figures Trump would be impeached within a year.
