| A product of Madrid's bourgeois intelligentsia, he moved from ideological leftism to pragmatic centrism more easily than many of his colleagues. |
| His centrism makes it hard for him to ignite the party's base, but that same positioning could be a big general election plus, something victory-starved Democrats covet. |
| There are other ways to look at this, and it's true that none are a resounding victory for the far left, but it was a triumph for centrism and moderation. |
| Although few would have predicted it in 1992, Hillary has become the preeminent symbol of Democratic centrism. |
| This was emblematic of the demoralization that led to the SWP's descent into centrism and then reformism. |
| The aim here must be to ensure convergence between American network centrism and European muddy bootism. |
