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Macron Rolls the Dice, Appoints Centrist Ally François Bayrou as New PM

French political veteran François Bayrou, a longtime ally of President Macron, has been named to head the new French government after the previous government collapsed in record time. French President Emmanuel Macron has been unable to dispose of a tripartite parliament and is instead seeking to form a new government after the shortest-lived previous government […]

Voters beware: Centrist promises often mask a radical agenda

The “moderate Democrat” is like the Tooth Fairy, a pleasant fantasy that we'd like to believe in, but it doesn't really exist. Many reasonable people got excited after the election of Congressman Seth Moulton. comment A Massachusetts Democrat and father of “two young girls” quoted in the New York Times said he didn't want his […]

Centrist Democrats Roast Far Left for Alienating Voters with ‘Nonsense’

Shortly after former President Donald Trump (R) won re-election on Tuesday, the far left has come under fire from centrist Democrats for alienating voters by emphasizing woke issues. Fox News reported that racial politics, anti-law enforcement rhetoric and “gender hysteria” promoted by far-left groups are driving voters away. said Monday. The article pointed to social […]

Centrist Dems turn on far left after the election: ‘Identity politics’ is ‘absolutely killing us’

Centrist Democrats lambasted their far-left colleagues after Election Day, arguing that their emphasis on “identity politics” and other issues had led to major victories for Republicans. Congressman Ritchie Torres (New York) claimed that President-elect Trump “has no greater friends than the far left.” Like-minded Democrats say racial politics, anti-police rhetoric and gender hysteria are alienating […]

I Don’t Buy Kamala Harris Is a Centrist

Former Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) said on CNBC's “Squawk Box” on Tuesday that he doesn't think Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris has suddenly become a “centrist.” “Republicans need to take control of the Senate, they absolutely need to,” Toomey said. “If the opposition takes control and Katie closes the door, they'll repeal the […]

Germany’s right wing poised for major wins as centrist parties stumble

Germany's right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is expected to win its first election since being founded in 2013, with anti-migration sentiment driving voters to the polls. Exit polls on Sunday showed the AfD winning in Thuringia with 33.5% of the vote and Saxony with 31.5%. Meanwhile, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left Social Democrats received less […]

Centrist government to remain in power until after Paris Olympics, says Macron | France

To avoid any unrest, President Emmanuel Macron said he would keep his centrist caretaker government in place until the Olympics are over in mid-August. He made the announcement in a television interview shortly after his left-wing coalition, which won the most votes in this month’s parliamentary elections, chose little-known civil servant Lucy Castets as its […]

The next Manchin? Hogan invokes centrist West Virginian in Senate plans

STEVENSVILLE, Maryland — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan invoked outgoing centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) when asked about legislating in the current divided Senate. Hogan, a Republican, is well-known for working across the aisle with Democrats and gained popularity for doing so in the blue state, which features a Democratic majority in the legislature. Manchin, who recently switched […]