Mike Pence shot down a supporter calling for a 'revolution' if Hillary Clinton wins


At a town hall in Iowa on Tuesday, Mike Pence broke once again with his running mate, Donald Trump. That's because when a voter told the Indiana governor and Republican vice presidential nominee that she was worried about "this voter fraud," and that she was "ready for a revolution" if Hillary Clinton should win the White House, Pence discouraged her rhetoric:
"What are we gonna do to safeguard our votes? Because we've seen how the Democratic Party is just crooked, crooked, crooked," the woman said, using Trump's preferred descriptor for Clinton. Many people believe Trump is sowing the seeds of discontent should he lose the election by repeatedly suggesting the proceedings could be "rigged" or "stolen" from him and his supporters.
But his running mate, at least on Tuesday, wasn't having it. "Don't say that," he told the woman, before encouraging her to get involved in election processes at the state level if she's truly worried about voting security. Perhaps this is Pence's John McCain moment?
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