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MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts on Tuesday argued that, based on Barack Obama’s record, it would be fair to label the President a “fairly conservative Democrat.” Talking to Ashley Bell, a Georgia politician who left the Democratic Party to become a Republican, the host listed several examples that he suggested could, at the very least, make the President a “centrist.”

Bell argued that Obama’s moves reflect convenience rather than principle. Explaining his own party switch, the Hall County Commissioner claimed the Democratic Party no longer has room for conservatives. This prompted Roberts to incredulously wonder, “Why did you think you were a Democrat to begin with, then?”

Lobbying for Obama, Roberts argued, “He cut corporate tax rates, kept Guantanamo open, didn’t push for the public option. Now promising to cut taxes even more, fewer regulations for businesses. I mean, I could go on and on. Wouldn’t this be a definition of a fairly conservative Democrat or at least a definition of a centrist?”

— Scott Whitlock is a news analyst for the Media Research Center. Click here to follow him on Twitter.