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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Noun
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Mamdani’s win is not representative of mainstream Democrats and certainly not of moderates in middle America.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025 -
Sliwa’s path to victory is narrow in the overwhelmingly Democratic city, resting on his ability to secure the GOP vote with his tough-on-crime message and Noo Yawk attitude, while picking up moderates who don’t want to elevate Mamdani or return Cuomo to power.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Prominent centrists such as Bloomberg and Suozzi previously supported Cuomo in his shocking loss in the June Democratic primary to Mamdani, who reconfigured the race to focus on affordability.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, the state assemblyman’s calls to raise taxes on wealthy people and intense criticisms of the Israel’s military actions in Gaza have unnerved some centrists and conservatives, as well as many Jewish New Yorkers.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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