Would you be open for an independent president who is a centrist?

[S019]

Yes,. But I would prefer for them to be more socially conservative than economically conservative, so maybe a social-conservative, economic-liberal

Oh wait!!!--that already exists in the form a Democrat, Joe Manchin


So, I would back a Joe Manchin esque independent candidate

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Absolutely not.


And especially not a "fiscally conservative, socially liberal" moron like Howard Schultz.

That's not what any centrists actually mean when they want a centrist. You can be +10,-10 on the political matrix, but them evening out doesn't make you "centrist". You're just opposite extremes. Of course nobody is in the perfect center, but centrists want someone who is actually somewhat close to the real middle.

There is no "real middle", at least not that anyone wants.


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We've become two separate nations, that just happen to be geographically intermingled. We don't even agree on what laws or the Constitution or people are anymore.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Absolutely not.


And especially not a "fiscally conservative, socially liberal" moron like Howard Schultz.

That's not what any centrists actually mean when they want a centrist. You can be +10,-10 on the political matrix, but them evening out doesn't make you "centrist". You're just opposite extremes. Of course nobody is in the perfect center, but centrists want someone who is actually somewhat close to the real middle.

There is no "real middle", at least not that anyone wants.


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We've become two separate nations, that just happen to be geographically intermingled. We don't even agree on what laws or the Constitution or people are anymore.

And you are part of the problem

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Absolutely not.


And especially not a "fiscally conservative, socially liberal" moron like Howard Schultz.

That's not what any centrists actually mean when they want a centrist. You can be +10,-10 on the political matrix, but them evening out doesn't make you "centrist". You're just opposite extremes. Of course nobody is in the perfect center, but centrists want someone who is actually somewhat close to the real middle.

There is no "real middle", at least not that anyone wants.


Source

We've become two separate nations, that just happen to be geographically intermingled. We don't even agree on what laws or the Constitution or people are anymore.

Not that you're wrong, but that really isn't what this chart indicates.

[smoltchanov]

Absolutely yes. 120%!

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Kasich 2.0, but he has no chance.

[Orser67]

I'd be open to it depending on the Democratic candidate.

And given the way the Republican Party has gone and the Democratic Party is going, I wouldn't be surprised if I end up voting for a centrist third party/independent candidate at some point in my lifetime.