Title: Centrist Definition: What is a Centrist? What does the Center Believe?
Headings: Centrist Definition Introduction: What is a Centrist?
Centrist Definition Introduction: What is a Centrist?
A centrist is someone whose views result in them standing in the center range of a political spectrum.
Selfish Reasons Politicians Twist the Definition of Centrist
Where Centrists Stand on the American Political Spectrum
What is a Centrist Party, Organization or Candidate You Can Point me to that Represents the Center Well?
Trailblazing Centrist Independent US Senator from Maine – Angus King
No Labels & the Problem Solvers Caucus – The Leading Centrist Political Organization
Three Centrist Parties Leading the Way in Minnesota, Oregon and South Carolina
The Independence Party of Minnesota
The Independent Party of Oregon
The American Party of South Carolina
Frequently Asked Questions about Centrists
Q: Why don’t centrists join the Democratic/Republican Party / isn’t the Dem/GOP a centrist party?
Q: What is a centrist stance on healthcare, and how does it differ from Dem & Republican plans?
Q: Do centrists just want incremental change, or is that another false partisan stereotype?
What Does ‘Centrism’ Mean? Is there a Centrist Ideology?
Busting Myths & False StereoTypes – What *Doesn’t* Define Centrists?
You Literally Cannot be a Centrist without Taking Stances
Centrist is a Range on a Spectrum, Not a Point
Being a Centrist Has Nothing to do with Personality
Compromising Doesn’t Make You Any More or Less of a Centrist
Centrism is a bit of a Misnomer – There is No ‘Centrist Ideology’

Content: No Labels & the Problem Solvers Caucus – The Leading Centrist Political Organization
Launched in 2010 (I was at the launch event, and have followed closely since before it launched) No Labels has grown into the most well-known and influential political organization representing the views of centrists and moderates in the United States. Among a great many other projects it is working on, their ‘Problem Solvers Caucus’ has brought together centrist, moderate and reasonable liberals and conservatives in the House to try and be a bridge (and breath of fresh air) for bipartisan problem solving in an increasingly divided and dysfunctional Congress. Three Centrist Parties Leading the Way in Minnesota, Oregon and South Carolina
While there are other groups trying to build centrist political parties around the country, three stand out above the others. These groups have been around for enough time to show that they have staying power (one since 1992 – 25 years as of this writing), they have leaders who are taking the role of party officers seriously, are seeing membership growth, display organizational professionalism and are running serious candidates and campaigns that have a chance of winning: The Independence Party of Minnesota
Originally formed in 1992, during the heydays of the Reform Party, the Independence Party of Minnesota – originally the Reform Party, but changed its name following the hostile takeover of the national Reform Party by Pat Buchanan in 2000 – has been fighting the good fight for over a generation now. Given the drift away from the center by the two major parties, they’ve begun to grow, fundraise and run candidates across the state, have elected one governor and had one sitting US Senator. The Independent Party of Oregon
Formed in 2007, the Independent Party of Oregon has begun to grow quickly in the last few years, becoming the third biggest party recently, with over 110,000 registered voters – over 5% of the electorate in Oregon, and has even brought in more new members than the Republican Party has in recent years. They’re also pioneering open primaries by letting independents vote in its primary, even though the state does not require it and both major parties continue to have their primaries closed to independents. The American Party of South Carolina
The newest of the three, the American Party of South Carolina only launched in 2014, but has already begun to make waves. The party was founded by a duo of former major party members that left each party and began the process of forming a new party in 2013 by collecting the necessary 10,000 petitions at the South Carolina State Fair.