There's a consequentialist view among some on the left that Pence would be more effective in getting his agenda through. I take the view that this position argues that the left should freak out every single time Republicans are in office. Trump is a unique moral menace, however.
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If Dems want to win an argument w/ voters, especially soft Rs, that Trump is uniquely problematic, that point is undercut by saying Pence is worse, & therefore makes it harder to defeat. So they need to decide. Saying Rs are equally problematic translates to 'Trump isn't so bad'
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Yeah. I think the far stronger argument is that Trump is anomalous and the GOP is inextricably tied to Trump at this point. Pence is fairly ordinary in the GOP. It's not a useful argument to say a whole political party is unacceptable.
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Pence is one of the most decent pols in DC. Libs hate him because he's a conservative Christian.
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