Conservative voters need to do three things: vote, stand, and pray to protect their values, nation, and freedom.
That’s the message Vice President Mike Pence delivered Saturday via Twitter.
Let this be the day that we decided to vote & stand & pray – to protect our values, preserve our nation, & uphold our freedom – and let this be the day that we pledged to one another to keep taking America to new heights – for our sake and for generations! #VVS18
— Mike Pence (@mike_pence) September 22, 2018
Pence’s message that conservatives should pledge to “to keep taking America to new heights” echoed remarks made by President Trump in recent campaign appearances. The president has said his signature slogan should change from “Make America Great Again” to “Keep America Great.”
The tweeted remarks came as Pence spoke to the during the annual Values Voter summit in Washington, D.C., where he was the final speaker of the morning’s session.
“This administration has been standing strong for traditional values since Day 1,” Pence said in his remarks to the conference.
The vice president boasted of his tie-breaking role in the Senate’s vote on legislation to allow states to defund Planned Parenthood, and highlighted the administration’s support of the Mexico City policy, which prohibits the use of U.S. foreign aid for abortions in other countries.
Describing the administration’s policy priorities as a “common-sense conservative agenda,” on Twitter, Pence warned that Democrats were “further to the left than ever before… The Democrats are now running actual socialists for higher office this November.”
While Republicans have been delivering on a common-sense conservative agenda, Democrats have fallen further to the left than ever before…The Democrats are now running actual socialists for higher office this November. #VVS18
— Mike Pence (@mike_pence) September 22, 2018
Pence was one of an array of conservative politicians and figures who spoke at the annual conference, now in its 13th year. Other speakers included Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C.; Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; former Republican candidate Gary Bauer; former Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.; and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, among others.
Pence’s comments to conference-goers also carried a message of unity. “We’re not a people bound together by geography or ethnicity, we’re a people bound together by a common commitment to freedom,” Pence said.
“The truth is, faith, family, hard work, and patriotism is the glue that has bound the fabric of our nation for generations,” he said.
