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quickesst

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3. Moderate is where most Democrats...
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 02:00 AM
Mar 2019

... and left-leaning Independents reside. The far left may ignore them, but they do so at their own peril. I believe it's one of the reasons Joe Biden is polling so well.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Given a choice, 54% of rank-and-file Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents would prefer that their party move closer to the center, and 41% would rather it shift further left. At the same time, rank-and-file Republicans and Republican-leaning independents favor a shift to the right for their party, as 57% say they would prefer it to be more conservative, and 37% say more moderate.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/245462/democrats-favor-moderate-party-gop-conservative.aspx

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