The Trump campaign reportedly thinks Mike Pence could be the key to suburban votes

Donald Trump and Mike Pence
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Expect more "good cop, bad cop," from the Trump 2020 re-election bid, Politico reports.

Vice President Mike Pence will reportedly take on the good cop role, as the campaign hopes his more reserved demeanor will help secure votes among seniors, suburban women, and swing-state voters, who may have grown tired of some of President Trump's antics.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.