Is John Hoeven a moderate?

[Bo]

I'd say Yes. He increased spending on education and infastructure in ND as Governor, and very few Republicans right now would be willing to do that. He might become much more conservative on economic policy in the Senate, but I am judging him by his current record and position.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

I just learned he was registered Democrat until 2000, when he decided to run for Governor.

[memphis]

I just learned he was registered Democrat until 2000, when he decided to run for Governor.

Wow. Surprised the Teabaggers haven't had a seizure about this yet.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

I just learned he was registered Democrat until 2000, when he decided to run for Governor.

Wow. Surprised the Teabaggers haven't had a seizure about this yet.

Not only that, he used to run North Dakota's state-run bank. The damn socialist!

[Guderian]

Yes. You can't win 75% of the vote and have approval rating in 80s unless you are at least somewhat moderate.

[Conservative frontier]

No. I believe he Pulled a Coleman-in-1998. A flip of party and a change of views.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Yes. You can't win 75% of the vote and have approval rating in 80s unless you are at least somewhat moderate.

Hitler must have been an ultra-moderate, then.

[Хahar 🤔]

Yes. You can't win 75% of the vote and have approval rating in 80s unless you are at least somewhat moderate.

Hitler must have been an ultra-moderate, then.

Hitler got 36.7% in the only election he ever contested.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Yes. You can't win 75% of the vote and have approval rating in 80s unless you are at least somewhat moderate.

Hitler must have been an ultra-moderate, then.

Hitler got 36.7% in the only election he ever contested.

He did better then that in some other elections. Of course these weren't exactly fair contested elections.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

A better counter might be that Sarah Palin once had an 80% approval rating.

[Zarn]

A better counter might be that Sarah Palin once had an 80% approval rating.

IIRC, it was 90%... but in Alaska. North Dakota is no Alaska.

[Franzl]

No, he's a conservative. Conservative doesn't have to mean crazy.

[pragmatic liberal]

A better counter might be that Sarah Palin once had an 80% approval rating.

IIRC, it was 90%... but in Alaska. North Dakota is no Alaska.

Yeah, but Palin has moved WELL to the right and become far more partisan since she became a national figure. In her first two years, she constantly quarreled with the Republicans in the legislature and as late as the spring of '08 said extremely charitable things about Hillary and Obama.

[Vepres]

He's moderate for North Dakota, yah?

[SvenssonRS]

He's moderate for North Dakota, yah?

And for this part of the country, as well. Same case but for the opposite party with Dave Freudenthal.

[nkpatel1279]

Hoeven is going to be another John Thune,Mike Johanns- He will be a partisan Republican- vote in lockstep with Mitch McConnell- but will be less outspoken.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

He's moderate for North Dakota, yah?

The ND Republican Party is relatively moderate. It is probably to the left of the national GOP, at least on economic issues. The state Democratic Party is obviously to the right of the national party as well. Might be the state with the two most moderate parties on balance in the country. Nate Silver once statistically proved this actually.

[Bo]

If Hoeven ever ran for President, I would seriously consider voting for him due to his moderate economic policies in North Dakota. There are very few other Republicans that I would seriously consider voting for, unless the Democratic nominee/President was a major screw-up.

[Conservative frontier]

Hopefully Hoeven will stay in the senate, once elected.

[Bo]

Hopefully Hoeven will stay in the senate, once elected.

He might become President or VP down the line. I hope he does.

[Badger]

Being a moderate governor is very different from trying to be a moderate senator, expecially in the GOP. Still, best case scenario is he may be a pro-life verson of Bob Corker.

[Bo]

Being a moderate governor is very different from trying to be a moderate senator, expecially in the GOP. Still, best case scenario is he may be a pro-life verson of Bob Corker.

I don't exactly think Bob Corker is moderate. BTW, I think I wrote somewhere that Hoeven might become much more conservative in the Senate, but right now I'm judging him only for his current record as Governor (since he hasn't became a Senator yet).

[prestontakata]

No, he's a conservative. Conservative doesn't have to mean crazy.

Thank you! Some of my friends think so.

[Bo]

No, he's a conservative. Conservative doesn't have to mean crazy.

Thank you! Some of my friends think so.

I know conservative does not equal crazy. However, supporting large infastructure spending isn't very conservative.

[Vepres]

No, he's a conservative. Conservative doesn't have to mean crazy.

Thank you! Some of my friends think so.

I know conservative does not equal crazy. However, supporting large infastructure spending isn't very conservative.

Depends if you're a sane conservative.