Mike Pence’s ‘Progressive GOP’ Delusion
Republicans’ “leftward” economic drift has been overstated, to say the least. The post Mike Pence’s ‘Progressive GOP’ Delusion appeared first on The American Conservative .
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Politics Mike Pence’s ‘Progressive GOP’ Delusion Republicans’ “leftward” economic drift has been overstated, to say the least. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images) Scott Greer Jun 10, 2026 12:03 AM Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... The now-irrelevant Mike Pence still knows how to get back in the news. The former vice president has a new book out warning America of the GOP’s “dangerous” lurch to progressivism. Among his complaints is that he believes his old party is at risk of abandoning the fiscal conservatism it was built on in favor of left-wing economics. “Some right-wing populists have decided that American families need the support of industrial policies and the welfare state,” he argues in his new book.
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