Richert: Moderate Not Same As Pragmatist

Today, let’s revisit the Idaho Republican Party’s monumentally misguided “loyalty oath” — and political labels. Not the fun pejorative labels, like “wingnut.” But meatier labels, like “moderate” and “pragmatist.” Plenty has been said and written about how party-purity-on-steroids nonsense will purge the moderates from the GOP. And it very likely will. I also think that it is one more incremental step that purges the pragmatists from politics. There is a big difference — although one that is often poorly stated and underappreciated — between a “moderate” and a “pragmatist”/ Kevin Richert , Idaho Statesman. More here .

Question: Are you an ideologue? A moderate? Or a pragmatist?