21. For fellowship program, see “Syllabus,” Kennedy Center for Christian Leadership, https://leadership.statesman.org/syllabus; for Christian Right policies and allies, see Cameron Scott, “Why Christians Hate Gays, Blackwater USA Is Even Creepier Than You Thought, And You Shouldn’t Buy Bolthouse Farms,” Mother Jones, April 6, 2007.
22. For Israel and the Christian Right, see Julie Ingersoll, “Why Trump’s Evangelical Supporters Welcome His Move on Jerusalem,” Religion News Service, December 7, 2017, https://religionnews.com/2017/12/07/why-trumps-evangelical-supporters-welcome-his-move-on-jerusalem/; Diana Butler Bass, “For Many Evangelicals, Jerusalem Is About Prophecy, Not Politics,” CNN, December 8, 2017, www.cnn.com/2017/12/08/opinions/jerusalem-israel-evangelicals-end-times-butler-bass-opinion/index.html.
23. For the definitive analysis of the Family, see Jeff Sharlet, The Family, The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power (New York: Harper 2008); for concentric rings, see page 45; see also Peter J. Boyer, “Frat House for Jesus,” New Yorker, September 13, 2010, www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/09/13/frat-house-for-jesus; “The Secret Political Reach of ‘the Family,’” NPR, November 24, 2009, www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12074651.
24. For Tea Party, see Kate Zernike, “Tea Partiers Bring Cause to Washington,” New York Times, September 12, 2010, www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/us/politics/13protest.html.
7: Higher Ambitions
1. For scuffle, see Douglas Walker, “Republican Registration Worker Calls Attack an ‘Attention-Getter,’” Star Press (Muncie, IN), April 11, 2008.
2. “Pence Remarks at Values Voter Summit in Washington,” Christian News Wire, September 17, 2010, www.christiannewswire.com/news/3800515022.html.
3. Sandhya Somashekhar, “Legislative Proposal Puts Abortion Rights Supporters on Alert,” Washington Post, February 1, 2011, www.washingtonpost.com/national/bills-foes-see-a-test-for-definition-of-rape/2011/01/31/AB3kBbE_story.html; Jane Mayer, “The Danger of President Pence,” New Yorker, October 23, 2017, www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/23/the-danger-of-president-pence.
4. For gambling proposals, see David Sirota, “Donald Trump VP Mike Pence Pledged To Limit Gaming, Then Helped Casinos After Campaign Donations,” International Business Times, October 4, 2016.
5. Jed Lewison, “GOP Congressman Vows Shutdown Unless Planned Parenthood Defunded,” Daily Kos, April 8, 2011, www.dailykos.com/stories/2011/4/8/964824/.
6. Christina Wilkie, “Mike Pence Holds Top-Secret Dinner with GOP Donors,” Huffington Post, June 15, 2011, www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/15/mike-pence-holds-top-secr_n_877693.html; R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr., “My Hoosier Connections in Cleveland,” American Spectator, July 22, 2016.
7. Aaron Blake, “Pence For Governor? Indiana Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman Bows Out,” Washington Post, December 20, 2010, http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/governors/indiana-lt-gov-becky-skillman.html; Steven Ertelt, “Mike Pence Announces 2012 Campaign for Indiana Governor,” LifeNews.com, May 5, 2011, www.lifenews.com/2011/05/05/mike-pence-announces-2012-campaign-for-indiana-governor/.
8. “Pence Truck Tour Kicks Off in Brownsburg,” Flyover (Hendricks County, IN), October 16, 2012; Dan Carden, “Gregg Pummels Pence in Lively Final Debate,” Northwest Times (Munster, IN), October 25, 2012, www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/gregg-pummels-pence-in-lively-final-debate/article_97d1fc02-0399-57c9-ac9d-66c896a9433c.html; “Pence, Gregg & Boneham Talk Trucks, Marijuana, Creationism and More at Third Debate,” TheStatehouseFile.com, October 25, 2012, http://thestatehousefile.com/pence-gregg-boneham-talk-trucks-marijuana-creationism-and-more-at-third-debate/7780/.
9. “I’m not painting…” www.in.gov/governorhistory/mikepence/2530.htm.
8: Head Hoosier
1. “A Special Day in the Life of Gov. Mike Pence,” Republic (Columbus, IN), January 15, 2013.
2. “Inaugural Address of Michael R. Pence,” IN.gov, January 14, 2013, www.in.gov/governorhistory/mikepence/2571.htm.
3. Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle (New York: Dell, 1998).
4. For a further look at Medicaid in Indiana, see Jake Harper, “Indiana’s Claims About Its Medicaid Experiment Don’t All Check Out,” NPR, February 24, 2017, www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/02/24/516704082/indiana-s-claims-about-its-medicaid-program-dont-all-check-out.
5. For a further look at Pence measures in the legislature, see Brandon Smith, “Senators Up Marijuana Penalties to Appease the Governor,” Indiana Public Media, March 28, 2013; Chris Sikich, “Americans for Prosperity Says It’s Focusing More Attention on State Governments,” Indianapolis Star, March 7, 2013.
6. Dan Carden, “Pence Claims Tax Cut Victory,” Northwest Times (Munster, IN), April 29, 2013, www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/pence-claims-tax-cut-victory/article_9666c555-2344-5966-86f7-4d732a1f6a59.html.
7. Mary Beth Schneider, “What do Hoosiers Know?,” Indianapolis Star, April 22, 2013.
8. Ann DeLaney, interview with the authors, January 21, 2018.
9. For Obama’s windbreaker, see Andrew Rosenthal, “THING; the Presidential Windbreaker,” New York Times, October 25, 1992; for Pence’s gear, see Katha Pollitt, “Mike Pence Might Be Even Worse for Women Than Donald Trump Is,” Nation, July 21, 2016, www.thenation.com/article/trumps-vice-presidential-pick-might-be-even-worse-for-women-than-he-is/.
10. For more on Pence and the Koch Brothers, see Kenneth P. Vogel and Maggie Haberman, “Mike Pence’s Koch Advantage,” Politico, August 28, 2014, www.politico.com/story/2014/08/mike-pence-koch-brothers-2016-election-110408; J. T. Stapleton, “Names in the News: Mike Pence,” FollowTheMoney.org, July 21, 2016, www.followthemoney.org/research/institute-reports/names-in-the-news-mike-pence.
11. Chelsea Schneider and Tony Cook, “Indiana Governor’s Top Donors Revealed,” Governing, August 31, 2015, www.governing.com/topics/politics/whos-paying-pences-travel-tab.html.
12. Brian Howey, “For Indiana Republicans It’s Tax Cut Showtime,” Northwest Times (Munster, IN), March 23, 2014.
13. John Krull, interview with the authors, February 5, 2018.
14. Jonathan Chait, “Mike Pence Shoulder Fetish Update,” New York Magazine, May 14, 2018, http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/05/mike-pence-shoulder-fetish-update.html?ref=gazelle.popsugar.com.
15. David Graham, “Pravda on the Plains: Indiana’s New Propaganda Machine,” Atlantic, January 27, 2015, www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/01/Indiana-Governor-Mike-Pence-to-Start-State-Sponsored-News-Service-Just-IN/384867/.
16. Mark Dynarski, On Negative Effects of Vouchers (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 2016).
17. Mike Pence, “A Word from Gov. Mike Pence on Education,” Nuvo, November 14, 2013, www.nuvo.net/voices/guest_voices/a-word-from-gov-mike-pence-on-education/article_0d52f2a7-6804-5130-aa3c-b22e0287bd3b.html.
18. Shadee Ashtari, “Right Wing Group’s Extreme Anti-Gay History Revealed In New Document,” Huffington Post, December 5, 2013, www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/05/alec-anti-gay-documents_n_4386318.html.
19. Julie Underwood, “ALEC Exposed: Starving Public Schools,” Nation, July 12, 2011, www.thenation.com/article/alec-exposed-starving-public-schools/.
20. For more background on ALEC and Pence, see Steven Yaccino, “Tensions Rise as Indiana Schools Chief and Governor Clash Over New Agency,” New York Times, December 8, 2013, www.nytimes.com/2013/12/09/us/politics/tensions-rise-as-indiana-schools-chief-and-governor-clash-over-new-agency.html; Underwood, “ALEC Exposed“; Report Card on American Education: Ranking State K-12 Performance, Progress and Reform, 19th ed. (Arlington, VA: American Legislative Exchange Council, 2014); Valerie Strauss, “How Gov. Mike Pence Worked to Undermine the Will of Indiana’s Voters,” Washington Post, July 15, 2016, www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/07/15/how-mike-pence-tried-to-undermine-the-will-of-indianas-voters/?utm_term=.a4cd63b280f7; Eric Bradner, “Pence, Daniels say they stand by Bennett’s education changes,” Evansville Courier & Press, November 7, 2012.
21. F
or data on education in Indiana, see A Comparison of State-Funded Pre-K Programs (Bloomington: University of Indiana, 2017), www.in.gov/sboe/files/CEEP-SBOE-IN%20Pre-K-2-17-2017.pdf.
22. For background on the public partnership, see John B. Goodman and Gary W. Loveman, “Does Privatization Serve the Public Interest?,” Harvard Business Review, November–December 1991, https://hbr.org/1991/11/does-privatization-serve-the-public-interest; Sergei Guriev and William Megginson, “Privatization: What Have We Learned?,” World Bank, https://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTDECABC2006/Resources/gurievmegginson.PDF; Ted Gregory, Patrick M. O’Connell, and Cecilia Reyes, “The Water Drain,” Chicago Tribune, December 27, 2017, http://graphics.chicagotribune.com/news/lake-michigan-drinking-water-rates/privatization.html; Phineas Baxandall, Kari Wohlschlegel, and Tony Dutzik, Private Roads, Public Costs (New York: U.S. PIRG Education Fund, 2009); Macquarie Investment Group, “Indiana Toll Road,” PowerPoint presentation, slide 5; Roger Skurski, report prepared for trial testimony May 15, 2006, in Bonney et al. v. Indiana Finance Authority et al, St. Joseph County, Indiana Superior Court.
23. “Governor Pence Announces $260 Million Agreement to Lease State Communications Infrastructure,” IN.gov, September 6, 2016, https://calendar.in.gov/site/gov/event/governor-pence-announces-260-million-agreement-to-lease-state-communications-infrastructure/.
24. “Pence’s $260 Million Tower Deal Legacy for Indiana Is Terminated,” Wireless Estimator, February 9, 2017, http://wirelessestimator.com/articles/2017/pences-260-million-tower-deal-legacy-for-indiana-is-terminated/.
25. For background on I-69, see Mark Alesia and Kaitlin Lange, “Mike Pence’s Infrastructure Mess: What Went Wrong with I-69?,” Indianapolis Star, June 18, 2017.
26. For coverage of the Keith Cooper Case, see Christy Gutowski, “Chicago-area Man Seeks Historic Pardon in Indiana,” Chicago Tribune, May 27, 2015, www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-keith-cooper-pardon-met-20150527-story.html; Madeline Buckley, “For Wrongfully Convicted Keith Cooper, an ‘Uphill Battle’ After Pence Letter,” Indianapolis Star, September 21, 2016, www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/09/21/pence-lawyer-keith-cooper-must-exhaust-court-remedies/90772348/.
27. For news coverage of the needle exchange, see Megan Twohey, “Mike Pence’s Response to H.I.V. Outbreak: Prayer, Then a Change of Heart,” New York Times, August 7, 2016. www.nytimes.com/2016/08/08/us/politics/mike-pence-needle-exchanges-indiana.html; Maureen Hayden, “Doctors Fear HIV Epidemic Spreading Beyond Scott County,” News and Tribune, April 20, 2015, www.newsandtribune.com/news/doctor-fears-hiv-epidemic-spreading-beyond-scott-county/article_8707dde2-e7ab-11e4-85a7-efb5734968c0.html.
28. Will Higgins, “Bakery That Refused to Do Cake for Gay Couple Closes Its Doors,” The Indianapolis Star, February 27, 2015, www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/02/27/anti-gay-marriage-bakery-gone/24133651/.
29. Curt Smith, Deicide: How Eliminating The Deity is Destroying America (n.p.: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016); Tim Evans, “Backers Mostly Silent,” Indianapolis Star, March 28, 2015.
30. Hunter Schwarz, “David Letterman Counts Down the Top 10 Guys Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Looks Like,” Washington Post, April 1, 2015, www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/04/01/david-letterman-counts-down-the-top-10-guys-indiana-gov-mike-pence-looks-like/?utm_term=.71e44c21b727.
31. Transcript and video of Pence-Stephanopoulos interview, March 29, 2015, This Week, ABC, https://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/gov-mike-pence-religious-freedom-law-29987447.
32. Dave Bangert, “Pence’s ‘Yes or No’ on Discrimination,” Lafayette Journal & Courier, March 30, 2015.
33. Tom LoBianco, “Fallout May Be Boon for Pence,” Indianapolis Star, March 30, 2015.
34. Fatima Hussein, “Attorney General Plans to Appeal Federal Judge’s Ruling That Blocks Indiana Abortion Law,” Indianapolis Star, September 25, 2017.
35. Dave Mosher and Skye Gould, “How Likely Are Foreign Terrorists to Kill Americans? The Odds May Surprise You,” Business Insider, January 31, 2017, www.businessinsider.com/death-risk-statistics-terrorism-disease-accidents-2017-1.
36. Melanie Garunay, “President Obama Offers a Statement on the Attacks in Paris,” White House Obama Presidency Archives, November 13, 2015, https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/11/13/watch-president-obamas-statement-attacks-paris.
37. Tal Kopan, “Donald Trump: Syrian Refugees a ‘Trojan Horse,’” CNN, November 16, 2015, www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/politics/donald-trump-syrian-refugees/index.html.
38. Natasha Hall, “Refugees Are Already Vigorously Vetted. I Know Because I Vetted Them,” Washington Post, February 1, 2017, www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/02/01/refugees-are-already-vigorously-vetted-i-know-because-i-vetted-them/?utm_term=.179df18cc730.
39. Juliet Eilperin, “Obama Calls Idea of Screening Syrian Refugees Based on Religion ‘Shameful,’ Defends White House Strategy,” Washington Post, November 16, 2015, www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/16/obama-calls-idea-of-screening-syrian-refugees-based-on-religion-shameful-defends-white-house-strategy/?utm_term=.8073a9669e41.
40. Stephanie Wang, “Pence Stops Syrian Refugee Resettlement in Indiana,” Indianapolis Star, November 16, 2015.
41. For details on ACLU suit, see “Victory!: U.S. Court of Appeals Denies Indiana’s Effort to Prevent Resettlement of Syrian Refugee Families,” ACLU, October 3, 2016, www.aclu.org/news/victory-us-court-appeals-denies-indianas-effort-prevent-resettlement-syrian-refugee-families.
42. “Statement from the Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin Regarding the Resettlement of a Family of Refugees from Syria,” Archdiocese of Indianapolis, December 8, 2015, www.archindy.org/archbishop/syria-2015.html.
43. Patrick Healy and Michael Barbaro, “First Draft,” New York Times, December 7, 2015.
44. Avi Selk, “Pence Once Called Trump’s Muslim Ban ‘Unconstitutional.’ He Now Applauds the Ban on Refugees,” Washington Post, January 28, 2017, www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/28/mike-pence-once-called-trumps-muslim-ban-unconstitutional-he-just-applauded-the-order/?utm_term=.fcbea3838d0d.
45. Patricia Montemurri, “Can Cardinal Joe, a Native Detroiter, Rise to Become 1st American Pope?,” Detroit Free Press, April 1, 2018, www.freep.com/story/news/2018/04/01/can-cardinal-joe-native-detroiter-rise-become-1st-american-pope/474176002/.
9: When Trump Calls
1. Nolan D. McCaskill, “8 Times Chris Christie Suggested Donald Trump Shouldn’t Be President,” Politico, February 26, 2016, www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/02/chris-christie-endorsement-donald-trump-shouldnt-be-president-219864.
2. “Ted Cruz: I’m Proud to Stand with Gov. Mike Pence!,” Right Scoop, March 5, 2017, http://therightscoop.com/ted-cruz-im-proud-to-stand-with-gov-mike-pence/.
3. Ian Schwartz, “Pence Endorses Cruz,” Real Clear Politics, April 29, 2016, www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/04/29/pence_endorses_cruz_i_commend_donald_trump_for_being_voice_of_frustration_grateful_for_carrier_stance.html.
4. Isaac Arnsdorf, “Could the Trump VP Vetting Process Go Off the Rails?,” Politico, July 14, 2016, www.politico.com/story/2016/07/donald-trump-vp-vetting-culvahouse-225363.
5. Chris Cillizza, “Donald Trump Will Make His Mind Up on VP Pick in ‘Next Three to Four Days,’” Washington Post, July 11, 2016, www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/11/donald-trump-will-make-his-mind-up-on-vp-pick-in-next-three-to-four-days/?utm_term=.f1735d9aee82.
6. “Chris Christie Introduces Donald Trump In Virginia Beach Va 7/11/16,” YouTube video, 7:42, posted by “LesGrossman News,” June 11, 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSoNE0HeIhQ.
7. Brian Eason, Chelsea Schneider, Tony Cook, and Jill Disis, “Will Trump Pick Mike Pence for V.P.? ‘Who the Hell Knows?’ Trump Says,” Indianapolis Star, July 12, 2016, www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/07/12/live-donald-trump-vp-mike-pence-central-indiana-today/86993012/.
8. John Nichols, “Manafort Monday Turns into a Very Bad Day for Trump—and Mike P
ence,” Nation, October 30, 2016, www.thenation.com/article/manafort-monday-turns-into-a-very-bad-day-for-trump-and-mike-pence/; Jacqueline Alemany, “Donald Trump Offered Chris Christie Vice President Role Before Mike Pence, Sources Say,” CBS News, October 30, 2016, www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-offered-chris-christie-vice-president-role-before-mike-pence/.
9. Transcript of Pence statement, CNN, July 14, 2016, http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1607/14/es.03.html.
10. “Mike Pence Praises Ted Cruz Backing of Trump at Faith & Freedom Rally (9-24-16),” YouTube video, 44:57, posted by “Live Satellite News,” September 24, 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=-am0Fhglug8.
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