Run left in the primaries, move to the center in the GE

[Hortensis]

30. Ah. :) Yeah. Calling Democrats "moderates" identifies a propagandist

trying to deceive and splinter away those on the farther left by suggesting most mainstream Democrats are practically conservatives. The barrage of this specific lie from much of the wealthy-owned and wealthy-serving MSM, the Repubs-Russia, and shockingly from some who claim to share our values, was tragically successful for them all in 2016, so they all continue.

I get angry at them, but not at all confused by this old and evil strategy. Because I know who we are.

Just look at the Dems we elected to the house for an indication. Most of the 27 members in the little (out of 235) blue dog caucus could sloppily but fairly honestly be called plain old "moderate" because, though most identify conservative, they and their districts tend to be only moderately so and liberal on progressive social services issues specifically. Most vote with Repubs only roughly half the time or so. (A couple vote consistently very conservative. A handful, last year at least, voted heavily with moderate liberals.)

To the left of the conservative blue dog caucus, though, BOTH of our large ideological house caucuses, to which nearly 200 members belong (some identifying with both), are solidly liberal and progressive. One is a bit more hostile to business and committed to strong progressive actions than the other, but anyone claiming the other is "moderate" instead of "moderately liberal," or pairs them with the blue dogs, is self-identifying as a liar with an agenda.