Others say Clinton's ability to craft the ultimate centrist message is the case to be made against him, not for him.

To their detriment, Mr. Lieberman and the perennially dour Democratic Leadership Council have been deeply wary of any hint of a progressive movement, preferring instead an uninspired centrist message that echoes Republican themes.

The Alliance of Liberals and Social Democrats may well represent the politics of the future, with its centrist message aimed at the expanding middle class.

A new, more centrist message may be in order, and a bilingual, business-friendly governor of a state that is 42 percent Hispanic is as decent a messenger as any.

The centrist message that Mr. Lieberman sends was an important consideration for Mr. Gore.

In Fire With Fire , she argues for editing the stridency out of feminism and emerging with a vaguely uplifting, centrist message.

Clinton of Arkansas is the best organized, and he has his centrist message together.

Moreover, there is a fundamental divide in politics now over how best to win the presidency - by galvanizing the base, or by reaching out to swing voters, which generally means a more centrist message.

They are concerned that by making her more visible, she would become a larger target for her critics and that her liberal image would jar the centrist message that Mr. Clinton is crafting.

The centrist message should be that ideologues have no place in our judiciary and that it is irresponsible to nominate them and just as irresponsible to allow them to be appointed.