The differences between moderates and independents

Moderates are people that find themselves with sympathies the middle of the political spectrum. Moderates can be Democrats, Republicans, members of some other political party, or members of no political party.

Moderate political views often reflect compromises between the Republicans and Democrats. There is no moderate political party and one cannot register to vote as a moderate.

Of course, , most political movements are on the left or right. Few are moderate.

Independents are individuals that are not members of any political party. Independents' political beliefs can be anywhere on the political spectrum, from far-left liberal to far-right conservative.

On can register to vote as an independent, but not cast votes in the Democratic or Republican primary. Independents can only vote in general elections in most states.

Some say independents usually follow their hearts. Of interest the Occupy Movement is primarily independent with 70 per cent of the people in the movement having little sympathy for either political party in the US.

John Zogby noted that Obama should not count on their vote in the next election.

This is why the GOP needs to take care with the Occupy Movement. The GOP may alienate other independents if their shrill "in-the box" view on this movement.

One of the problems in broadcasting and print media is that there aren't many independent or moderate outlets. The now defunct Politics Daily had a wonderful independent streak that we enjoyed. Mediate is another web site that contains diverse views. Keith Olbermann hates this web site.

Right wing stealth site? 

Then there are blogs like Pajama Pundit who claim to be an independent. In today's' edition, the Pajama Pundit leads off with his support for Eric Cantor's position on Defense of the Marriage Act (DOMA) and Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT). He also supports Cantor's position on disaster releif. Cantor says:

disaster relief be offset with spending cuts elsewhere.


Most progressives know that the Pajama Pundit is supporting the position of social conservatives on DOMA and DADT. Most liberals and libertarians know that marriage is regulated by the states and that DOMA is likely unconstitutional. 

Likewise, do we really want Congress dithering over funding when a national emergency occurs? Get the cob webs out of your ears, PP!

Rightardia did find one video that the Pajama Pundit had Robert Gibbs on the Morning Joe. Otherwise almost every other article was about the GOP candidates for president and some other fluff on the Statute of Liberty and a cartoon.

Rightardia thinks the pajama Pundit is a center-right site that harbors few independent views. This site would appeal to most establishment Republicans, but few Democrats or real independents like those in the Occupy  Movement.

The Pajama Pundits home page doesn't even mention the Occupy Movement. Rightardia concludes the this site is neither independent nor moderate. It appears to be a stealth Republican web site that is promoting conservative values under the guise of moderation. 



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