Mike Pence's awkward - and telling - response to whether the U.S. is 'morally superior'... - 0 views
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this is not an easy question right now for Pence — or anybody in the Trump administration. That's because American exceptionalism is at the core of the Republican Party's brand and identity in the 21st century. Squaring that with Trump's suggestion that the United States doesn't have the moral high ground on the killing of its opponents requires all the politician-speak one can muster — and ignoring pretty much everything you've ever said about why the United States is morally superior to the likes of Russia.
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Back in 2015, the Pew Research Center asked whether the United States "stands above all others," was one of the greatest countries, or whether there were other countries that were better.
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Fully 48 percent of conservative Republicans said it was the greatest country in the world, compared to 17 percent of liberal Democrats. Just 8 percent of conservative Republicans disagreed that the United States is at least "one of the greatest countries."
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