Centrist Quotes

What people forget is that the most radical thing about Obama is that he was the first black man in history to imagine that he could become president, who was able to make other Americans believe it as well. Other than that, he is a centrist, just like I try to be. He's been bridging divisions his whole life. - Henry Louis Gates

This shows the broad support that Bill Nelson is receiving across the state of Florida. It's a sign that people like his centrist, common-sense leadership and want to retain him in office. - Chad Clanton

This seems to be a clear nod toward quite a pragmatic, centrist style of government. - Allan Tupper

There is a clear message from the election results all over the country... The American people, by and large as a body politic, are looking for a more centrist approach. - Sherwood Boehlert

The real point is not that the court is conservative, but that the spectrum of views on the court today represents a particular range, from ardent conservative to central or moderate liberal. There's something to be said for a court of centrists, but that's not what we have. One end of the spectrum is represented, and not the other. - Paul Gewirtz

The more the conservative right is vocally angry, the more centrist he will look. - Sherry Bebitch Jeffe

The guy has decided he'd rather shore his relationship with a minority right-wing base than to behave in a way that's more centrist. But no right-wing base has ever elected a governor. - Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg

The fight for the soul of the party has not been concluded yet. The centrist Democrats are still alive, they want fiscal prudence, no big social spending programs. The Howard Dean wing of the Democratic Party has said you don't win by running as a paler version of the Republican mandate. Those two factions have not come to terms. - Bruce Buchanan

She seems to be a very bright woman. I've met her. But she's lost her progressive following because of her caution and centrist approach. It bothers me when she voted for the war. - Susan Sarandon