CHARLOTTE, Mich. — Former Vice President Mike Pence sidestepped a question Friday on whether people should have faith in Tuesday's election by saying he was "disappointed" Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed voting proposals advanced by Republican lawmakers.
Four days before the pivotal midterm election, Pence, a Republican who served with former President Donald Trump, participated in a rally at the Country Mill orchard in Eaton County on behalf of GOP candidate Tom Barrett, a state senator from Charlotte who's challenging U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., for her seat in Congress.
"I've been very proud of the fact that in the wake a very divisive election in 2020, states around the country have enacted election reforms that have really strengthened public confidence in our election process," Pence told reporters after the event. "I am disappointed that here in Michigan as Republicans, along with Tom Barrett, passed legislation that would strengthen election integrity (and) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed that legislation.
