as in moderates
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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But the party's slim margin of control has created challenges for the party in the past in the House, as any bill would need to satisfy both the most conservative members of Congress as well as moderates representing districts won by former Vice President Kamala Harris last year.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Coleman and other New South moderates still viewed segregation as crucial for cultivating the rising middle-class white communities of cities like Atlanta and Charlotte.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Sep. 2025
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As of now, this hasn’t occurred, with the anti-Milei centrists representing a minority position ahead of the election.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Beshear and Shapiro are considered centrists, mostly due to their states’ political makeup.—
Taylor Millard,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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