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Democratic Primaries

milestogo

(23,207 posts) Wed Feb 12, 2020, 09:01 PM Feb 2020

Is Mayor Pete a "progressive" or a "moderate" Democrat? [View all]

I am confused by the way he is being classified by the media.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Is Mayor Pete a "progressive" or a "moderate" Democrat? [View all] milestogo Feb 2020 OP

He's an Corgigal Feb 2020 #1

He is so fine. n/t musicblind Feb 2020 #38

Moderately progressive. eom guillaumeb Feb 2020 #2

Hehe....I like that answer. jcmaine72 Feb 2020 #23

Like me!!! elleng Feb 2020 #26

I had the same question about Barack Obama in 2008. Laelth Feb 2020 #3

Good point, I remember thinking the same thing. unitedwethrive Feb 2020 #19

What are his policies? Labels are stupid. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #4

I really don't care. OilemFirchen Feb 2020 #5

I'm sick of tags too Dem2 Feb 2020 #16

Agreed gollygee Feb 2020 #21

Most all Democrats are progressive. The far left tries to adopt the word, but reality is most krissey Feb 2020 #6

We need to start definiing our terms:. Define ""far left" whathehell Feb 2020 #29

On The Issues says he's a moderate liberal. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #7

If elected, he will be the most progressive since FDR Politicub Feb 2020 #8

Really? How?..In what way? whathehell Feb 2020 #40

Yes bitterross Feb 2020 #9

Ideological labels are fluid in this country. phleshdef Feb 2020 #10

Does he need a label besides 'Democrat'? RandySF Feb 2020 #11

He used to be a progressive but he took some corporate cash and is now a centrist. LonePirate Feb 2020 #12

lol, taking cash from employees of corporation does not kick him out of the progressive crowd. krissey Feb 2020 #15

Correct! Changing his views from progressive ones to centrist ones is what makes him a centrist now. LonePirate Feb 2020 #18

I think he's be happy to say he's left on Warren and Sanders on most the important issues CowboyProgressive Feb 2020 #13

He's the farthest right of the remaining candidates. JudyM Feb 2020 #31

Hi Judy mvd Feb 2020 #35

Simplest way is to look at the grid diagram (someone else posted it above) JudyM Feb 2020 #36

Ok thanks mvd Feb 2020 #37

He is closer to Warren on the "progressive" scale than to Biden AngelicaHora Feb 2020 #14

Right leaning moderate if you go by this. GreenPartyVoter Feb 2020 #17

Political Compass doesn't apply very well to American politics. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #22

How bout just a member of the Democratic Party. kacekwl Feb 2020 #20

This is subjective of course, but I think of him as BootinUp Feb 2020 #24

Anyone not Bernie is a centrist or moderate. showblue22 Feb 2020 #25

Is he actually a Democrat? calguy Feb 2020 #27

I am sick of labels for all of the candidates. 33taw Feb 2020 #28

It seems to me that he is on the left of the Democratic Party. David__77 Feb 2020 #30

He farther right than any of the candidates JudyM Feb 2020 #33

I think he's somewhere in between democrattotheend Feb 2020 #32

What does he say he is? patricia92243 Feb 2020 #34

Pretty sure ive heard him BootinUp Feb 2020 #39