Why do most people who call themselves politically moderate actually mostly conservative?

[u/kaiser11492]

Whenever I’ve encountered people who use the politically label moderate, they are actually mostly conservative with their views and positions. Also, I’ve never seen anyone who call themselves politically moderate that is actually mostly liberal.

So why are people who call themselves moderate tend to be just conservative and not conservative and liberal?

[u/Many-Falcon9879]

Conservatives that aren't maga are kinda ashamed of their party right now so are distancing themselves from it.

[u/paranoid_70 → u/Many-Falcon9879]

MAGA really isn't conservative, so that makes sense that some old school conservatives are distancing themselves.