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How would you define “moderate?” I define a “moderate” as someone with views that are are SO MAINSTREAM that a MAJORITY of the country AGREES with them.
By every conceivable metric, I am a Moderate. Let’s go over the statistics:
By every conceivable metric, I am a Moderate. Let’s go over the statistics:
89% of Americans favor expanded background checks for gun purchasers. https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-08-19/poll-majority-favor-gun-control
84% of Americans approve of paid maternity leave. https://www.forbes.com/sites/carriekerpen/2019/05/07/paid-family-leave-isnt-a-womens-issue-its-a-workplace-issue/#5051d18f4858
77% of Americans want to UPHOLD Roe v. Wade. https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/abortion/447397-77-percent-say-supreme-court-should-uphold-roe-v-wade#:~:text=An%20NPR%2FPBS%20NewsHour%2FMarist,place%2C%20but%20add%20more%20restrictions
74% of Americans support granting legal status to DACA recipients. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/06/17/americans-broadly-support-legal-status-for-immigrants-brought-to-the-u-s-illegally-as-children/
67% of Americans favor raising federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/30/two-thirds-of-americans-favor-raising-federal-minimum-wage-to-15-an-hour/
67% of registered voters believe in a wealth tax targeting billionaires. https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/484771-poll-67-of-voters-believe-billionaires-should-pay-wealth-tax
In this race for Congress, my opponent Don Bacon is trying to win votes with FEAR! He wants you to believe that my completely MAINSTREAM ideas are in some way “extreme” or “fringe,” but if you know what statistics are, this accusation is EASILY disproven.
Time and time again, @donjbacon’s positions are OUTSIDE of where a MAJORITY of the country is.
Who’s the “radical extremist” in this race again?
Who’s the “radical extremist” in this race again?
