WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:270000 00:00:00.840 --> 00:00:02.680 - A fair number of Democratic voters 00:00:02.680 --> 00:00:05.240 identify as moderates and conservatives. 00:00:05.240 --> 00:00:06.990 But over the last 25 years 00:00:06.990 --> 00:00:09.130 that share of moderates has dropped 00:00:09.130 --> 00:00:10.440 as the percentage of Democrats 00:00:10.440 --> 00:00:13.530 who call themselves liberals has nearly doubled. 00:00:13.530 --> 00:00:14.790 It's not just the voters. 00:00:14.790 --> 00:00:17.710 The party platform has also migrated left. 00:00:17.710 --> 00:00:20.170 Last month, chair of the DNC's platform committee 00:00:20.170 --> 00:00:22.470 and Atlanta mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms 00:00:22.470 --> 00:00:24.010 called the democratic platform, 00:00:24.010 --> 00:00:28.110 - The most progressive platform in our party's history. 00:00:28.110 --> 00:00:30.770 - Democrats are more liberal than ever. 00:00:30.770 --> 00:00:33.690 Their 2020 convention wasn't. 00:00:33.690 --> 00:00:36.190 It's been a monument to moderates. 00:00:36.190 --> 00:00:38.730 - Because it's not about what side of the aisle we're on. 00:00:38.730 --> 00:00:39.930 - Both sides of the aisle. 00:00:39.930 --> 00:00:40.763 - Both sides. 00:00:40.763 --> 00:00:41.650 - Across the aisle. 00:00:41.650 --> 00:00:44.858 - I will work with progressives, with moderates, 00:00:44.858 --> 00:00:47.490 and yes, with conservatives. 00:00:47.490 --> 00:00:49.320 - I'm a longtime Republican. 00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:50.153 - Longtime Republican. 00:00:50.153 --> 00:00:52.040 - I'm a former Republican member of Congress. 00:00:52.040 --> 00:00:53.400 - I'm a lifelong Republican. 00:00:53.400 --> 00:00:56.320 - The Democratic Party welcomes everyone. 00:00:56.320 --> 00:00:58.430 - We are one people, one family, 00:00:58.430 --> 00:00:59.800 - Joe Biden will be a president 00:00:59.800 --> 00:01:01.560 we will all be proud to salute. 00:01:01.560 --> 00:01:03.330 - Joe will bring us together. 00:01:03.330 --> 00:01:05.820 - Let us begin you and I together. 00:01:05.820 --> 00:01:08.040 - It's a convention that has largely avoided 00:01:08.040 --> 00:01:09.890 the words liberal and progressive. 00:01:09.890 --> 00:01:11.829 And although Bernie Sanders says he succeeded 00:01:11.829 --> 00:01:15.280 in pulling the party platform in a progressive direction, 00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:17.270 Joe Biden is perceived as a moderate 00:01:17.270 --> 00:01:20.410 and this convention reflects that moderate messaging. 00:01:20.410 --> 00:01:21.570 We heard talk of, 00:01:21.570 --> 00:01:22.695 - A green jobs program, 00:01:22.695 --> 00:01:24.930 - But not the Green New Deal. 00:01:24.930 --> 00:01:27.590 - Expand access to health care. 00:01:27.590 --> 00:01:29.630 - But not Medicare For All. 00:01:29.630 --> 00:01:32.100 - Ensure that college is affordable. 00:01:32.100 --> 00:01:34.520 - But not free college. 00:01:34.520 --> 00:01:36.300 With their candidate leading in the polls, 00:01:36.300 --> 00:01:39.700 Democrats are trying not to rock the boat with policy talk. 00:01:39.700 --> 00:01:42.220 They're avoiding a red versus blue narrative. 00:01:42.220 --> 00:01:45.490 Instead framing this election as purely a referendum 00:01:45.490 --> 00:01:47.170 on Trump's performance. 00:01:47.170 --> 00:01:52.170 - COVID-19 was Trump's biggest test. He failed miserably. 00:01:53.860 --> 00:01:58.300 - We may not agree on every detail, but we are united. 00:01:58.300 --> 00:02:02.440 A country where we face our challenges 00:02:02.440 --> 00:02:06.940 and celebrate our triumphs together. 00:02:06.940 --> 00:02:08.360 - Biden's message to moderates 00:02:08.360 --> 00:02:12.020 is, Trump failed, so let's not get all hung up 00:02:12.020 --> 00:02:13.640 on partisan labels. 00:02:13.640 --> 00:02:15.950 - This is not a partisan moment. 00:02:15.950 --> 00:02:17.940 This must be an American moment. 00:02:17.940 --> 00:02:21.550 Join in the battle for the soul of the nation. 00:02:21.550 --> 00:02:25.483 And this is a battle we will win and we'll do it together.