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It just got a lot easier for conservatives to vote for Donald Trump in November. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is a solid, traditional, respectable conservative whose presence on the presidential ticket will reassure conservatives who may understandably have concerns about the top of the ticket being held by a recent convert to the party whose eclectic views are often at odds with the principles and tenets of conservatism.

In fact, the most striking aspect of Trump choosing Pence is how extensive are the differences in their stated views. Trump claims (dishonestly) to have opposed the Iraq War; P...