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 issue of whether to abolish ICE has become a new dividing line between Democratic progressives and moderates.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Some Lynch backers have criticized Hogg and others for running candidates against moderates like the South Boston Democrat.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Many Democratic lawmakers have called for a complete defunding of ICE, while centrists have kept their opinions on the subject muted.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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During recent 11th-hour scrambles on the House floor, GOP leaders have had to assuage the concerns of protesting lawmakers, both centrists and hardliners, in order to move bills.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
19 Jan. 2026
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