But all of this is causing despair among politicians and average citizens with centrist, secular or leftist views.

It began with muted, mostly centrist views, but their words drifted rightward over time.

Small parties have based themselves on ideas, like the Republicans with their centrist view of good government.

Both men have long experience and centrist Republican views.

A consequential one, certainly, but one that reflects centrist views or center-left ones at most.

There is a broad spectrum of opinion on all these and other issues, with most people holding centrist views.

Aarflot was considered a moderately conservative, holding what are seen as centrist views theologically in the Church of Norway.

Another lesson is that centrist views must be part of any winning strategy.

On many major issues, the platform stakes out the centrist views first championed by President Clinton in 1992.

He soon developed a reputation as a maverick, representing centrist conservative views in a party dominated by right-wingers.