For the second time in two days, Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday morning stumped for Mike Braun during a rally for the Republican Senate candidate.

The Right Track Results Tour Kickoff rally at the JW Marriott followed a Friday evening Indiana Republican Party dinner in which Pence implored GOP supporters to replace Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly with Braun and continue the progress Pence said the Trump administration has made.

Three Republican women — including Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson, state Treasurer Kelly Mitchell and Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch — spoke first Saturday morning, detailing their work to secure safe elections, grow the state's college savings plan and enable a statewide text-to-911 service.

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel energized supporters with a plan to defy what she called Donnelly's resistance and obstruction in Congress.

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"Go knock on doors," she said. "Talk to five friends. Talk to your family members. Talk to your co-workers. This is a time where you need to talk about what is at stake in our nation."

Braun spoke of President Donald Trump's influence on his personal politics.

"When he ran the field back in 2016, it was an inspiration for somebody like me that has always felt that (Washington) D.C. needed to be shaken," Braun said.

He shared his memory of when he met Trump for the first time. Braun said after an event in South Bend, he accompanied the president in his motorcade vehicle and the two discussed campaign strategy, Bob Knight and Trump's idea for a nickname: "Sleepin' Joe Donnelly."

When Pence took the stage, he echoed a message similar to the one he delivered Friday night. He spoke of Braun as a businessman, a man who married his high school sweetheart and turned down a Wall Street job to focus on growing his small business in southern Indiana.

"In 24 days, I think that businessman is going to be working with another businessman," Pence said.

The vice president appealed directly to Hoosiers, recounting a phone call with Trump earlier that morning.

"He said to me, 'You're back home in Indiana,'" Pence said. "He could tell from the tone of my voice, it's great to be home."

Pence praised job creation and low employment, which he said have been made possible by Hoosiers' support of Republican candidates.

He also called attention to Donnelly's record of voting against key Republican points, like an attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act and the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

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Donnelly's supporters also rallied last night, as former Vice President Joe Biden joined the senator and Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo in Hammond.

Playing off the name of his Saturday morning "Right Track" rally, Pence dubbed Donnelly's event "the kickoff of the wrong track tour."

"The Democrats are on the wrong track," Pence said. "They've been opposing, obstructing the president's agenda every step of the way."

He reflected on McDaniel's calls to organize, asking Hoosiers to take a friend to the polls and vote Republican, and closed his 20-minute speech with a familiar promise.

"With Mike Braun in the United States Senate and President Donald Trump in the White House, and with God's help, I'll make you a promise, fellow Hoosiers," he said, "We will make America great again."

Contact Carley Lanich at 317-444-6487 or clanich@gannett.com. Or follow her on Twitter at @carleylanich.