Friday, April 19, 2019

There Are No Moderate Democratic Presidential Candidates For 2020

Rather, it is that he is perceived as one of the leading moderates in the 2020 Democratic presidential race.

A Democrat can be termed a moderate if he's not a self-proclaimed socialist, not in favor of ending all private insurance, or not in favor of nationalized college tuition.

Much the same can be said about the others that pundits are lining up in the Democrats' moderate lane.

Biden has given little or no indication that he is prepared to take on the far-left wing of the Democratic Party on any current issue.

Tigieg is thought of as moderate because he often comes across as soft-spoken, respectful of faith, and willing to listen to other points of view even if the differences between his positions and that of Sanders are not all that major.

The truth about the 2020 Democratic field is that there are no moderates if, by that term, we mean those prepared to appeal to independents and Republicans as candidates who oppose the excesses of their party's radicals.

That's a shame in a party where, according to Gallup, 34 percent consider themselves moderate and 13 percent conservative.

https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/18/no-moderate-democratic-presidential-candidates-2020/

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