Pence Draws Presidential Attention

The Wall Street Journal looks at Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) as a possible 2016 presidential candidate.

“The Hoosier chief executive isn’t as well known nationally, and some will question whether his record is too far right to be a plausible general-election candidate. But he’s generating a small groundswell, particularly among GOP social-policy activists, some of whom think Mr. Pence hits the sweet spot for 2016.”

“He is reliably conservative on fiscal and social policies, and rose to a position of power in Washington, where he led the conservative Republican Study Group in the House of Representatives and helped found the tea-party caucus. Yet he deployed a more soothing style and wasn’t as polarizing as some House conservatives… Now, as a heartland governor for the last two years, he has a record outside of Washington, in a state that’s surging economically.”