Austin Centrist

Do you mean Bob Kerrey?

Also, is there really some reason to think McCain is a centrist?

The Centrist Party was created specifically to provide a foundation for centrist candidates to stand on. Without such a foundation the integrity of our votes for centrist candidates are still subject to the influence of special interests.

The only special interest we are interested in is the interest of the people, all else must be secondary or ignored when not in line with pragmatic solutions that address the needs of the people and the nation.

We must affiliate all centrist groups in order to establish a force from the people in order to effectively establish the power base required to get our country back from the special interests that are more into marketing their agenda tnan providing long term workable solutions.

Political reform is required to begin the process of repairing the damage.
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Joining with our effort is joining with mainstream America.

We are tired of the rhetoric and we want our country back.

John P. Reisman
Politics that make Sense.
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Yes I meant Bob Kerrey.

I mentioned McCain in the same breath as Centrists because of his prominent efforts to work across the aisle on major issues such as immigration and campaign finance. These issues demonstrate that he is more interested in a pragmatic solution than pandering to simplistic partisanship.

I don't think that a particular issue defines a Centrists as much as their INCLINATION to work across party lines to make incremental improvements in policy.

I think that almost every legislator acts as a Centrist occasionally. But some do it more often as an expression of their nature.

John,
I am glad to hear about your Centrist Party.
It seems to me that a party to be effective needs serious donors and an organization to mobilize voters.
That is why I am favoring a Centrist movement that merely aims to promote moderates within the existing parties. I believe that is what Michael Bloomberg has in mind.

The Libertarian community set up a separate party in opposition to the Republican Party instead of working within the GOP. I think they are far less effective this way instead of using their resources to effect close elections.

It seems to me that the way to control an equally divided congress is to assemble the largest possible caucus of moderates who are needed for anything to move forward.

Hi Paul,
The centrist movement is nationwide and picking up steam. I have spoken with politicians and people across the country. The movement is one thing, but the party is actually essential to achieve the desired goals for the country. Having a “for, by, of the people” controlled by “We” rather than “they” is critical to real progress in the areas that matter.

We are building a networking system that will enable all the movements to come together. This has to be people powered. We have some news coming up in a few weeks and will continue to release articles to the press. In reality, the movement is already national, it just needs to coalesce.

We will be providing some rather powerful web tools for the groups popping up around the country that will help them on their local level and contribute to the national movement.

John
Politics That Make Sense

Hi Paul,

Assembling the largest caucus of moderates still leaves America without a centrist foundation from which to take a firm stand. We need actual centrist ground or the left and right moderates will still be subjected to special interests of either party.

I have spoken with politicians and people across the country. The movement is one thing, but the party is actually essential to achieve the desired goals for the country. Having a “for, by, of the people” controlled by “We” rather than “they” is critical to real progress in the areas that matter.

We are building a networking system that will enable all the movements to come together. This has to be people powered. We have some news coming up in a few weeks and will continue to release articles to the press. In reality, the movement is already national, it just needs to coalesce.

We will be providing some rather powerful web tools for the groups popping up around the country that will help them on their local level and contribute to the national movement.

John P. Reisman
Politics That Make Sense

Hillary a centrist??

Hillary a centrist??

Sure. She is a leader of the DLC as was Bill.