middle-of-the-roader

Example Sentences

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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

As such statements boosted the incident toward Sarajevo-like proportions, Clerk Braunspiegel, wild-haired and sad-eyed, a staunch middle-of-the-roader, sought to ease the tension.

From Time Magazine Archive

It so happens that by 1944 the South's Sam Rayburn, a solid, middle-of-the-roader, a man who can placate Congress, may be just the kind of running mate Franklin Roosevelt desires.

From Time Magazine Archive

Founded six years ago, the Minneapolis-based bimonthly has become a handbook for baby boomers, new agers and whole earthers, as well as the odd eclectic middle-of-the-roader.

From Time Magazine Archive

Methodists rate the Bishop high as a preacher, consider him as a middle-of-the-roader on theological and social questions.

From Time Magazine Archive