Question

which evidence is most relevant to nixon’s claim that his spending plans are superior to kennedy’s?
\there is no question but that this nation cannot stand still; because we are in a deadly competition, a competition not only with the men in the kremlin, but the men in peking.\

ow, when we look at these programs, might i suggest that in evaluating them we often have a tendency to say that the test of a program is how much you’re spending.\
\... the democratic platform... runs a minimum of thirteen and two - tenths billions dollars a year more than we are presently spending to a maximum of eighteen billion dollars a year more than we’re presently spending.\
\there is no question but that we cannot discuss our internal affairs in the united states without recognizing that they have a tremendous bearing on our international position.\

Explanation:

The question asks for evidence relevant to Nixon claiming his spending plans are superior to Kennedy's. The correct option directly compares the Democratic (Kennedy-aligned) platform's proposed spending levels to current spending, providing a concrete numerical contrast related to spending plans, which directly supports Nixon's claim about the superiority of his own more restrained spending plans. The other options focus on competition with communist nations, evaluation biases, or domestic-international links, which do not address the spending plan comparison.

Answer:

"... the Democratic platform . . . runs a minimum of thirteen and two-tenths billions dollars a year more than we are presently spending to a maximum of eighteen billion dollars a year more than we're presently spending."