They are doing exactly what the majority of people want . . . . which is nothing.
From Joe Carter.
Teaser:
Unlike the Left and Right, the Center is not defined by a particular philosophical position. Instead it is simply a pragmatic approach taken by politicians to keep from alienating voters. Yet, ironically, no politician could gain so much as a foothold in their party’s leadership if they took a consistently centrist approach.
A true centrist, rather than a person who is simply less liberal or less conservative than others within her party, would always take the most pragmatic action in order to avoid alienating her constituency. Applying such a strategy in a pluralistic political environment, though, would appear to be a daunting task. With such a broad divergence of opinions being presented along the political spectrum it would be impossible to please everyone. At least that would be the logical assumption.
In actuality, though, the course of action a centrist legislator should take is rather simple: maintain the status quo.
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