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
Serious, middle-of-the-roader Dr. Juan Negrin became Premier and frontman for Socialist Prieto, who received the key Ministry of National Defense.
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
Montini, in charge of day-to-day operations, is thin, suave, cool, precise, and politically a middle-of-the-roader.
From Time Magazine Archive
