# What did Mike Pence mean by this remark? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 24, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-mike-pence-mean-by-this-remark/973716 "2022-10-24T20:58:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-mike-pence-mean-by-this-remark/973716/1 "2022-10-24T20:58:34Z")
Mike Pence was recently asked if Trump is the Nominee for 2024, will you vote for him? Pence replied: “Well, there might be someone else I’d prefer more.” Some political commentators are interpreting this as meaning the person he might prefer is himself, and thus that he is hinting that he will be running. Now, I don’t think that is a correct interpretation of those words. To me, it seems as if he’s simply hinting that he won’t support Trump, but without directly committing himself to a firm no. So what’s your opinion? What do you think he meant? Note: I put this thread in IMHO instead of P&E for a reason. This question is about the correct interpretation of a single sentence. Please restrict discussion to this topic alone. Please no opinions about whether Pence ought to run, Pence’s politics, or Pence personally. You can go to P&E to talk about that. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dnDcaxdFDuc/maxresdefault.jpg "WOW: Mike Pence Won't Say He'll Vote Trump 2024") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnDcaxdFDuc) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CkR8MT6WoU8/maxresdefault.jpg "Mike Pence Makes It Clear He Doesn't Want Trump To Be Republican Nominee") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkR8MT6WoU8) --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-mike-pence-mean-by-this-remark/973716)._