# Centrist, middle of the road, open minded - A poll

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/centrist-middle-of-the-road-open-minded-a-poll/305821>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 27, 2005, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/centrist-middle-of-the-road-open-minded-a-poll/305821 "2005-05-27T22:18:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/centrist-middle-of-the-road-open-minded-a-poll/305821/21 "2005-05-29T22:43:33Z")

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_Corrected typo in thread title–Veb_

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**Author:** ![davenportavenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/centrist-middle-of-the-road-open-minded-a-poll/305821/22 "2005-05-30T00:40:19Z")

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> [@kanicbird](#):
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> As stated above I don’t. I just gave my voting stats in the spirit of I’ll show you mine if you’ll show me yours.

Okay, then. I guess my voting stats would be around 55% Democrat, 40% Green, and 5% independent/no party. Basically, I vote Green in all minor elections where Greens are running, Democrats for higher offices and lower ones where Greens aren’t running, and the occasional non-party candidate when they’ve made a large enough impression on me (which has only happened twice, but I’ve only voted in maybe eight elections). I’m registered Democrat solely so I can vote in primaries and I tend to go with the most socially and economically leftist person there (last time, Kucinich). I haven’t yet voted for a Republican but I might consider voting for Arlen Specter when he runs again if he keeps fighting against the neo-cons. That’s a pretty big if though.

So nope, not a centrist.

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**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/centrist-middle-of-the-road-open-minded-a-poll/305821/23 "2005-05-30T03:13:14Z")

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> [@continuity eror](#):
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> The automatic association I have with the word “centrist” is wishy-washyness, and maybe that’s not totally accurate but that’s my perception.

I respectfully suggest the “not totally accurate perception.” Hey, I don’t comprimise on issues really important to me, either.

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