Former Vice President Mike Pence will soon launch an official 2024 campaign for president, modeling himself after the late President Ronald Reagan , Pence associates told The New York Times in a story published Monday.

Pence will market himself as a Reagan conservative leading the Republican Party back to pre-Trump days, people close to Pence told the newspaper.

His teams improbable bet is that a Reagan coalition composed of the Christian right, fiscal conservatives and national security hawks can be reassembled within a party transformed by Mr. Trump, the newspaper wrote.

At the same time, the former veep is staking out his ground as a unique option in a GOP race currently dominated by the grievance-driven former President Donald Trump .