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The term '''moderate''' is used to describe a political view that is neither consistently [[conservative]] nor [[liberal]]. [[RINO]]s will sometimes refer to themselves as "moderate conservatives". In an attempt to deceive viewers into believing that their beliefs are in line with what "average" Americans believe, the [[liberal media]] will also use the term "'''moderate'''" as a more popular label for themselves and their friends. Often, moderate politicians accept [[abortion]] and [[same-sex marriage]].

The term '''moderate''' is used to describe a political view that is neither consistently [[conservative]] nor [[liberal]], but occupies either the [[centrist|center]] or near center of the [[political spectrum]].

== History ==

== History ==

The number of people who consider themselves moderates in the United States historically ouweighed those who consider themselves liberal or conservative, and that number remained constant since the middle 1970s.<ref>http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=444</ref> A more recent [[Gallup]] poll from 2009 showed that that has changed, though, and more people identify as conservative now.<ref>https://www.gallup.com/poll/120857/Conservatives-Single-Largest-Ideological-Group.aspx</ref>

The number of people who consider themselves moderates in the United States historically ouweighed those who consider themselves liberal or conservative, and that number remained constant since the middle 1970s.<ref>http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=444</ref> A more recent [[Gallup]] poll from 2009 showed that that has changed, though, and more people identify as conservative now.<ref>https://www.gallup.com/poll/120857/Conservatives-Single-Largest-Ideological-Group.aspx</ref>

==Quotes about Moderates==

==Quotes about Moderates==