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Sharon's Centrist Message for America
The reality is that centrist Republicans and moderate Democrats often have more in common than either group does with the more extreme members of their own party. Add to this the rising number of Independent-registered voters â whose ranks have increased an average of 300 percent over the last 10 years alone â and the fact that a staggering 85 percent of Americans believe we need more elected politicians who vote independently rather than along party lines (according to a May 2005 Harris poll) and you start to see the broad-outlines of support for a centrist Independent candidate in 2008.If Democrats insist on nominating a candidate associated with the left-wing of their party, like Hillary Clinton, while Republican activists veto the nomination of a centrist such as Rudy Giuliani or John McCain in favor of an un-charismatic social conservative, for the first time in American history there could be a strategic opening for a successful Independent candidate for president. As with Sharon, the larger cause would be a leader with the freedom to pursue the national interest without being held hostage by special interests â moving the country not left or right, but forward. While this Fox opinion piece is quite interesting and certainly worth reading, it is important to note that itâs author is John P. Avlon: a former speech writer for Giuliani. Posted by: Secret Master 2005-12-02 |
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