Mike Pence's RNC Speech Gives Voters What They Want To Hear

Unlike most of the high-profile figures who took the stage Wednesday night, vice presidential nominee Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is unknown to most voters. After formally accepting his vice presidential nomination, Pence immediately dispelled the figurative elephant in the room: “For those of you who don’t know me, which is most of you...”

His introductory speech marked a crucial opportunity to make a lasting impression on the mass public; a publicized vantage point from which he could sell both himself and the Republican ticket to viewers. And he did just that.