Word: centriste
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Allison King, a political reporter for New England Cable News, said that the Democrats need a candidate who is liberal enough to win the primaries and moderate enough to win the general election. She said the most centrist candidate so far, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, D-Conn., is “floundering,” while the more liberal former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean has been gaining momentum...
...result some of the more “nuanced” detail are lost. He said that shows with heavily politically polarized commentators, such as CNN’s “Crossfire,” are too eager to jump on candidates who have more complex and centrist views...
...Lieberman spokesperson Jano G. Cabrera said that college students, having grown up during the Clinton-Gore years, are more likely to support Lieberman’s centrist policies on free trade, crime, and taxes...
...thought I was a centrist, well...
...Glastris to offer this clear explanation for why the Democrats got spanked: “They had no message.” Specifically, the Democrats’ mantra that “Bush is a radical,” supported with tired and trite examples, did not resonate with centrist voters. Glastris suggests that Democrats should have instead focused their campaigns on alternative fiscal policies, homeland security and multilateral intervention in Iraq—all platforms more substantive than “Bush is a radical,” and all part of a potentially inspiring Democratic...