Liberal activists expressed their displeasure on Twitter about the fact Vice President Mike Pence's older brother Greg is one step closer in his quest to become a member of the United States House of Representatives.
The elder Pence, a Marine veteran and small business owner, defeated four other lesser-known candidates to win the Republican nomination for Indiana's 6th Congressional District on Tuesday. His victory triggered a backlash from liberal activists, who took to Twitter to denounce Greg Pence as "homophobic" and unfit for public office.
Adam Best, a former sports and entertainment blogger who recently founded a website to help "liberals survive the Trump era," lambasted the "terrible news."
"Greg Pence just won the GOP primary for IN-06, Mike’s old district. Very likely to win in the general. If he’s half as bad as his homophobic Q-Tip of a brother then this is terrible news," Best tweeted.
Greg Pence just won the GOP primary for IN-06, Mike’s old district. Very likely to win in the general. If he’s half as bad as his homophobic Q-Tip of a brother then this is terrible news.
— Adam Best (@adamcbest) May 9, 2018
It was unclear from his complaint if there is a specific policy or political position, expressed by Pence, that Best finds objectionable. Best's criticism appeared to be based on Greg Pence's last name and his brother's reported views on gay marriage.
Best wasn't alone in using blanket assumptions by association to form the basis for opposition to the elder Pence.
Having Mike Pence is bad enough. Now there’s a Greg Pence too? That’s too much homophobic Santorum for this country to handle.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) May 9, 2018
Tell me Greg Pence doesn't look like Roger Stone and Mike Pence had love child. https://t.co/q1UikGOWAm
— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) May 9, 2018
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The elder Pence announced his decision to run for Congress in October after incumbent Rep. Luke Messer (R., Ind.) retired to run for the United States Senate. The vice president previously held the seat from 2000 until his election as governor of Indiana in 2012. The 6th Congressional District, which encompasses the eastern and south-eastern portions of the state, has been a reliably Republican seat for decades.
The newly minted GOP nominee will face off against Democrat Jeannine Lake this November.