middle-of-the-roader
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Burned by a fierce confirmation fight that rejected Robert Bork, President Reagan picked Anthony Kennedy, a middle-of-the-roader who has played the role of balancer and swing vote.
From Newsweek • Apr. 10, 2010
At the top is Under Secretary Dean G. Acheson of Groton and Yale, an impeccable lawyer, a man with an elastic mind, a political middle-of-the-roader.
From Time Magazine Archive
But he went on to insist that he was a "middle-of-the-roader on education, health and welfare, and a liberal on civil rights."
From Time Magazine Archive
Chairman Guy Farmer, a middle-of-the-roader in labor-management controversies, wants to return to his Washington law practice, has asked the White House not to reappoint him when his term expires Aug. 27.
From Time Magazine Archive
Byrnes is a middle-of-the-roader who can get along with men of all beliefs; he knows when to hold his tongue; he is an expert at finding the common denominator.
From Time Magazine Archive
