Alexander Theodoridis, Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of UMass Poll is quoted in an article about the declining importance of the term ‘moderate’ in national politics. Speaking about Republicans Liz Cheney and Mitt Romney, he says, “They are labeled as moderates even though a lot of them occupy a more conservative ideological space than Trump himself. Trump is all over the place ideologically; people like Liz Cheney or Ben Sasse or Mitt Romney are not.” (Talking Points Memo, 12/31/21)