Democratic candidates should be prepared to embrace moderate positions on issues like immigration and education to address voter concerns and rebuild trust.

“It is true that you know a majority of voters, especially voters in the states we need to win, routinely tell pollsters, including especially in the most recent New York Times polls, that the Democratic party is too far left.”

The term moderate is often used by people to avoid accountability for their support of far-right movements.

“I just I think when somebody says well, I'm a moderate they're allowing for um some space in that statement that is exclusionary to marginalized groups.”

Moderates are problematic because the label serves as a cover for exclusionary views and lack of commitment to human rights.

“I take issue with somebody saying I'm a moderate. I just I think it's [ __ ] and what I think it is is this. I think deep down they're triple trumpers. They're just embarrassed. In in certain social circles in sophisticated social circles they say they're a moderate because they know how depraved an”