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Mike Pence, Indiana's Uber-Conservative Governor, Is Trump's Likely VP Pick

The Indiana governor is known for his anti-LGBTQ stances and for his aborted attempt to create a "Pravda on the Plains."
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Donald Trump's campaign said Thursday that the GOP candidate will most likely be picking Indiana governor Mike Pence as his running mate, the New York Times reports.

Trump could still change his ever-changeable mind, since he's planning on officially announcing his pick Friday. But sources close to the campaign told the Times that they're planning on picking Pence, the former conservative congressman and radio personality who's emerged as the favorite for Team Trump.

Pence is a die-hard conservative who would appeal to some sections of the right worried about Trump's Republican bona fides. In the past, Pence has opposed both gay marriage and extra legal protections for LGBTQ people; he's also floated the idea that the government should give money to "gay conversion" therapy. As governor, he wanted to create a government-run news site until the plan was widely denounced for sounding like an attempt to form a "Pravda on the Plains."

Pence is in the middle of a contested campaign for reelection, and if he were nominated, he would have to drop out.

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