Just As Dangerous As Trump: Why We Should Fear Mike Pence for Refusing to Call David Duke 'Deplorable'

During an interview on Monday with Wolf Blitzer on CNN, Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence refused to describe Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke as “deplorable.”

He said, “I’m not in the name-calling business.” Pence continued, “We don’t want his support and we don’t want the support of the people who think like him.”

Following a meeting with House Republican leaders the next day, Pence again refused to describe David Duke as “deplorable.”

This was not an error. Pence’s refusal to call an unapologetic white supremacist such as David Duke “deplorable” is a strategic choice and message....
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