Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla): "I think conservative now is moderate..."

Democratic Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz was on Morning Edition today, talking about how eager he is to work with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy and their "DOGE" committee to cut government spending. During the conversation, he had this exchange with Steve Inskeep:

JARED MOSKOWITZ: I think on some issues, I'm progressive, on other issues, I'm conservative, and I think that's how most of my constituents are. We take it issue by issue.

INSKEEP: I'm really interested in how you just phrased that. You didn't say on some issues, I'm progressive, on others, I'm more moderate. You said straight out conservative. You didn't choke on that word, which I think some progressives might.

MOSKOWITZ: Well, no, I mean, look, I think the Republican party now, I think conservative now is moderate, right? I think based on where they're at, when they use the word conservative, they mean middle of the road.

This right here is why Democrats are constantly losing. Letting Republicans/conservatives/MAGA set the parameters for what is and isn't extreme and the meanings of words in the conversation is just handing them victory over every narrative. This Democrat sounds a lot like he wants to be Republican but just doesn't have the guts to do it. It's embarrassing.