GOP CONVENTION | Pence to call for GOP unity, embrace of Trump

CLEVELAND (AP)

A call for Republican Party unity after a bruising fight for the presidential nomination.

It's the message Mike Pence plans to convey to GOP delegates when gives his vice presidential acceptance speech at the party's convention Wednesday night.

Also look for the Indiana governor to urge rank-and-file Republicans who may be uneasy about Donald Trump to no longer be reluctant supporters.

Campaign officials are previewing Pence's speech. They're speaking on condition of anonymity because they're not authorized to discuss Pence's remarks before he speaks.

Pence plans to make the case that he's prepared to govern. He's expected to point to Indiana's economic growth and to policy accomplishments under his watch — signs of experience and accomplishments. That could help a GOP ticket led by a political neophyte.