Mike Pence doesn’t rule out White House bid in 2016

By David M. Drucker
Published April 27, 2014 4:00am ET
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Mike Pence doesn’t rule out White House bid in 2016
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks during the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting Leadership Forum on April 25, 2014 in Indianapolis, Ind. (Photo by John Gress/Getty Images) | John Gress

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence declined to rule out running for president in 2016 during a Sunday morning interview.

The first-term Republican chief executive, a favorite of conservatives who spent a dozen years in Congress before ascending to the Indiana governor’s mansion, has been mentioned as a possible dark horse GOP presidential candidate. Asked directly on Fox News Sunday whether he was considering a 2016 run, Pence sidestepped the question, saying he was focused on electing GOP governors in 2014 and doing his job as governor.

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