middle-of-the-roader

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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  • In the 100 days that followed, Hutu extremists slaughtered and raped hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsi and Hutu moderates.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Full Story Tax Watch GOP moderates fret over health care cuts Moderate Republicans are worried about health care budget cuts their party is pursuing to help pay for the tax cut extensions at the center of the GOP’s legislative agenda.
    Aris Folley, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Middle-of-the-roader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle-of-the-roader. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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