as in moderate
a person who holds moderate views
since the party's middle-of-the-roaders often lack verve, the activists inevitably nominate some extremist who can't win in the general election
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The shifts underscore deep divisions within the party about whether open support for socialism will hurt Democrats’ ability to reach moderates or galvanize greater support from people who are concerned about issues like the cost of living.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025 -
There’s the usual skew with those expressing preference for a mix of sources being 52% for Democrats, 64% for Moderates, and 91% for Republicans; the numbers by ideology at 47% for Liberals, 71% for moderates, and 92% for conservatives.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Ross, one of the Democrats to decline AIPAC money, is a relative centrist, according to a GovTrack scorecard, while Foushee and McGarvey, Kentucky’s only House Democrat, are in the middle of the pack ideologically.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the event of another snap parliamentary election, a recent Elabe poll suggests that the far-right RN would emerge on top, with the left coming in second and Macron’s centrist bloc a distant third.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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