# The Moderate Democrat I am a moderate Democrat in a polarized crazy American political world. Page: Feed: --- ## [Democrats Skip Their Democratic Moment, Rushing to Anoint a Flawed Kamala Harris](https://moderatedemocrat.substack.com/p/democrats-skip-their-democratic-moment) _2024-07-26 · Douglass Taft Davidoff_ The opportunity created by President Biden's exit from the 2024 contest is squandered by a nervous party that rushed to a candidate of lesser talents. ## [Toss Biden. Toss Him Now. Say Goodbye. Democrats Cannot Win With The President.](https://moderatedemocrat.substack.com/p/toss-biden-toss-him-now-say-goodbye) _2024-06-28 · Douglass Taft Davidoff_ Although he won in 2020, Joe Biden was the wrong choice for Democrats. It should be Sen. Klobuchar, then and now. Run her with Booker, Witmer, or Newsom. ## [Despite Biden-World’s Rose-Colored Glasses, Stats Show Why Voters Cringe Over Economy](https://moderatedemocrat.substack.com/p/despite-biden-worlds-rose-colored) _2023-12-18 · Douglass Taft Davidoff_ Compilation of measures from St. Louis Fed shows pain Americans feel. ## [Psst! Our Incumbent President Joe Biden Is Not Really Winning Primaries in Fla., N.C., and Tenn.](https://moderatedemocrat.substack.com/p/psst-our-incumbent-president-joe) _2023-12-11 · Douglass Taft Davidoff_ The Democrats who disdain democracy are protecting Biden by rigging the primary elections in Florida, North Carolina, and Tennessee. They ought to be ashamed. ## [Dean Phillips in New Hampshire: Authentic and Real, Up Close and Personal](https://moderatedemocrat.substack.com/p/dean-phillips-in-new-hampshire-authentic) _2023-12-10 · Douglass Taft Davidoff_ I’d never been to New Hampshire during the presidential primary season. Today, The Moderate Democrat drove three hours to the Granite State to meet this blog’s endorsed candidate, Dean Phillips. ## [Yes, America, There is a U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips. He Should Be The Nation's Next President.](https://moderatedemocrat.substack.com/p/yes-america-there-is-a-us-rep-dean) _2023-12-09 · Douglass Taft Davidoff_ "The Moderate Democrat" endorses the Minnesotan for the Democratic nomination and for election as the 47th chief executive of the world's leading country. ## [Truth vs. Manufactured Reality In The Dem Primary, Where Biden Lives In A Fictional World](https://moderatedemocrat.substack.com/p/truth-vs-manufactured-reality-in) _2023-12-07 · Douglass Taft Davidoff_ A few days ago, it was the truth of the inflationary economy coming to light. This morning, it was a Morning Joe attempt to erase the N.H. presidential primary. Concludes by endorsing U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., for the Democratic nomination for president. ## [Off Air, Democrats on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' Break From President Biden, Says Scarborough](https://moderatedemocrat.substack.com/p/off-air-democrats-on-msnbcs-morning) _2023-09-30 · Douglass Taft Davidoff_ Steve Schmidt on PBD Podcast repeats a Joe Scarborough observation that I'm sorry I missed when it was originally broadcast on MSNBC. ## [Hagiography on Milley & Biden, But Not Zelensky](https://moderatedemocrat.substack.com/p/hagiography-on-milley-and-biden-but) _2023-09-22 · Douglass Taft Davidoff_ We need hagiography on hagiography. Sans hagiography, Zelensky wanted a chance to address the national legislature and he's getting it -- in Ottawa, not in Washington. ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0NmeqyZVAwZi) _2023-09-22 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [Does Joe Biden Read The Opinion Pages Of The Washington Post? There Was A Message For Him](https://moderatedemocrat.substack.com/p/does-joe-biden-read-the-opinion-pages) _2023-09-18 · Douglass Taft Davidoff_ When a columnist with the experience, wisdom, and clout of David Ignatius says it’s time to go, then it’s time to put 2024 aside and retire to Rehoboth Beach.