Cherchez un "moderate"

[mprotsenko]

Two years ago there was a lot of talk about Dems alienating the so-called moderates. Defunding the police etc. - all this was supposed to drive thr Dem vote down.

Okay, what do we have after those two years? Police funding keeps increasing across the country - from NYC to LA. What about other moderate values? Deficit reduction? Done. Hawkish foreign policy? I am not 100% happy but still a great improvement compared to Tr*mp. Bringing jobs back to America? Done - from the CHIP act to infrastructure investment - we see a lot of progress there. In fact, we see so much progress that companies are struggling to hire workers.



All in all, it seems like we're living a moderates' dream.

We have an election in two weeks. Does anybody think we're going to see a "moderate wave"? If not - how do we even know those moderates exist? If moderate-friendly policies do not convert into moderate votes - what's the sense of having those policies in the first place?

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[tijd]

Typical moderates are Charlie Crist and Val Demings in Florida, who are running for governor and senator respectively and are expected to lose.

Several moderate seats are in the toss-up category according to the Cook report and should be watched:

IN-01 Mrvan
MI-07 Slotkin
MN-02 Craig
NH-01 Pappas
NV-03 Lee
PA-07 Wild
VA-02 Luria
VA-07 Spanberger
WA-08 Schrier

https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings

If they win, it will be a good sign.

[tijd]

Confirmed wins:

Mrvan +6
Slotkin +4
Craig +5
Pappas +8
Spanberger +4

Anticipated wins:
Lee
Wild
Schrier

Confirmed losses:
Luria -4

Moderates rule.