In my experience moderates have a mix of stances from both left and right sides of the spectrum so they don’t fully identify with either ideology.
If both sides of the aisle are so diametrically opposed, to be a moderate is to want nothing to change.
This doesn’t make sense because it implies that 1) the current state of US government is exactly at equilibrium between right and left. 2) there is no nuance to political ideologies, as if all leftists agree on all topics and all right wingers agree on all topics.
In my experience moderates have a mix of stances from both left and right sides of the spectrum so they don’t fully identify with either ideology.
This doesn’t make sense because it implies that 1) the current state of US government is exactly at equilibrium between right and left. 2) there is no nuance to political ideologies, as if all leftists agree on all topics and all right wingers agree on all topics.