Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What I’ve learned in 4 pages of this thread:
There is literally no living Republican DCUM would ever vote for. (and those of you answered “Eisenhower” clearly know nothing about Dwight D. Eisenhower, lol! Ike would be too conservative for the [i]Republican[i/] party today!)
Also, no one attempted to define what a “moderate” Democrat is. Which makes perfect sense, because you [i]can’t[i/] define something that doesn’t exist - otherwise it could be defined.
And I almost spit my coffee out laughing at the poster who “pleaded with their Republican friends to support Kasich instead”, as if they themselves would’ve voted for Kasich over Hillary in the general?!?! Laughable!
Don’t ever change, DCUM.
To be fair, the question was geared at people who already identify as Democrats. Moderate Democrats. Not crypto-conservatives or center-right libertarianish “independents” who will tolerate varying levels of fascism in order to keep their taxes low.
“Moderate Democrat”- still undefined on page 5.
In the unlikely event that this comment was made in good faith, I identify as a "moderate Democrat" and here are my general politics. Happy now?
- Voted for Obama, HRC, Biden (all my first-choice candidates in the respective Democratic primaries) and was generally aligned with them on most issues.
- Don't support tax cuts, especially for high earners. I have a relatively high HHI and pay a combined ~40-45% tax rate between federal and state taxes (high-tax state) and think this is appropriate for people at and above my income level. I believe in people paying their fair share and think the top 1-2% of earners should be taxed significantly more. I support an increased estate tax.
- I think military spending is important and reducing it is not a priority for me. I support foreign interventions in some cases.
- I support gay rights and the Obergefell decision, and don't agree that "religious liberty" should somehow allow discrimination against LGBTQ people in any sphere. I think people should use whatever public bathroom they feel more comfortable in. I agree that transgender athletes participating in women's sports is a problem, but I'm able to recognize that it is a relatively minor issue in the big picture. I do not include pronouns in my work email signature, even though my employer allows it and many people do (I find the concept a bit ridiculous). As far as the gender culture wars go, I personally fall on the more moderate/conservative end of the spectrum, but this is mainly an annoyance, not something I would vote R over.
- I don't support legalizing drugs as a general matter. I understand the arguments for decriminalizing pot, and am politically ambivalent on it. I personally hate it in general and also how it's become ubiquitous in areas where it's decriminalized.
- I support tough on crime measures and I like police (not in a "Blue Lives Matter" way, but I have no problem with the police and think that they have been demonized over the past few years. I do agree that some reforms in policing may be needed, but don't support funding cuts or paring back police forces. I am not white if that matters.) I live in a state that passed bail reform a few years ago and strongly disagree with how the law is designed and implemented.
- I support spending on social programs like SNAP/WIC, expanded Medicaid, and generally anything that helps the poor get by. Probably not to the level that the progressive wing of the Democratic party would want, though (just because their proposals are somewhat unrealistic). I don't think a $15 national minimum wage is realistic, but I would support some kind of policy that pegged the minimum wage in each state to the living wage in the area.
- I support Biden's plan for canceling $10,000 of student debt per borrower. I think there are problems with canceling all debt, but this seems like a good middle ground. I would support making community college free.
- I support all of the gun control measures that the Democratic party has put forth in the past decades. I think universal background checks, prohibiting mentally ill individuals from obtaining guns, closing gun show loopholes, and general common-sense measures are a minimum requirement. I would love for assault-style weapons
to be banned. On a personal level, I hate guns and would like to see gun permits severely restricted (preferably just to police and military), the end of concealed carry, etc., but that will never happen.
- I think climate change is a real and pressing issue, and think the federal government needs to act on a sweeping basis. I would support any Democratic bill to address climate change, regardless of cost.
- I think the Democratic party has lost the plot on immigration, particularly with respect to the southern border. What we have is tantamount to an open border, and I think the asylum system as it currently exists is one massive loophole that is not being used as intended. I think current Democratic policy essentially equates to not enforcing our immigration laws, and it is frustrating. I actually don't think Trump's Remain in Mexico policy was a bad idea, and think it should be continued. I am 100% fine with deporting undocumented immigrants (particularly those who have committed crimes), support mandatory and universal use of e-Verify, and support DACA on a limited basis for those who entered the United States prior to a cutoff date that is strictly enforced. But I don't believe that Republicans actually want to fix the problem in good faith either.
The one issue where I'd consider myself to be left of the average "moderate Democrat" is that I'm extremely, stringently pro-choice in all situations. I think there should be no restrictions whatsoever on abortion, late-term abortion, minor abortion, any of it. Most moderates that I know personally are okay with some limitations or just don't consider this to be a priority. I'm a one-issue voter on this issue in that I will never ever vote for an anti-choice politician of any party.
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