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Centrists

  1. third parties
    Why There Is No Centrist Third PartyAs a new Pew typology shows, there aren’t enough actual centrists, and they aren’t very interested in voting, either.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. politics
    Democrats Should Save Some Reconciliation Goodies for 2022The best way to reduce the Build Back Better price tag without sacrificing initiatives is to delay the most popular ideas, like Medicare expansion.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. politics
    What Joe Biden Needs to Tell Warring DemocratsIt’s time for Democrats in Congress stop posturing, drop their demands, and heed Biden’s call for party unity – or they’ll face a grim future.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. 2022 midterms
    Democrats Should (Privately) Write Off 2022 and Just GovernWhen the deal goes down on Biden’s agenda in Congress, vulnerable Democrats should not be given bragging rights for thwarting their own party.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. politics
    What Will Be in the Next Big Democratic Bill?Deciding what can and can’t go into the next budget reconciliation bill will be a real and consequential puzzle for Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. bailouts
    The Postal Service Deserves a Permanent BailoutAmerica can afford to cover the losses of an overwhelmingly popular agency that provides a valuable service and good middle-class jobs.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. vision 2020
    How to Maintain Civility in a Two-Candidate Democratic RaceBiden and Sanders represent different elements of the same party. But it is the same party, and Democrats should behave that way.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. vision 2020
    Democrats Need Brains As Well As SpineThe problem that Joe Biden exhibits in praising bipartisanship is one of understanding, not of will.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. democratic primaries
    In Delaware, It’s the Year of White Male Centrist Career Politician Tom CarperA lot of observers smelled an upset brewing in Delaware, but Sen. Tom Carper overwhelmed his progressive challenger with money and a personal touch.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. 2018 elections
    Democrats Must Get Real With White Working-Class VotersThe left and center prescriptions for reaching these voters often miss the need to connect culturally and to reflect their desire to fix government.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. There’s Still No Evidence That the ‘Radical Left’ Is Helping TrumpCentrists lamented Ocasio-Cortez’s win as a political disaster for Democrats. But since her victory, the party’s poll numbers have steadily improved.
    By Eric Levitz
  12. Undaunted Democratic Centrists Ready to Fight Trump and Bernie at Same TimeThird Way has long promoted a Clinton-style liberal politics. They’re preparing for a two-flank battle in 2020 — now they just need a candidate.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  13. Where Do ‘Centrist’ Democrats Turn in 2020?Joe Biden is the obvious favorite for those who aren’t crazy about the progressive drift of the party. But if he doesn’t run, then what?
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. Democrats Must Reject Howard Schultz and His Radical Centrist IdeologyThe Starbucks CEO will never be the Democrats’ 2020 nominee. But he speaks for a powerful segment of the party’s donor class.
    By Eric Levitz
  15. David Brooks Wants to Fix America With One Weird Trick From the 1800sThe Whigs expired, justly, for elevating pragmatism over the need to address a big national issue. They’re the last thing we need today.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. Do the New Democratic Centrists Come in Peace?As the party moves left, a group that helped define the “hippy punching” politics of the Clinton presidency reboots and enters the fray.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. The Growing Battle Within the Progressive Left Over Medicare-for-AllDoubts about Medicare-for-All are arising on the left as well as the center, despite activist efforts to make support for it a litmus test.
    By Ed Kilgore