Truth.

Kos, via Andrew...

Look, the problem here is a distinct lack of understanding of what the word "centrism" means. If it means,"Where the majority of the American people live", then there is already a "centrist" organization.

It's called the "Democratic Party".

I'm afraid, thought, that "Progressive populism, progressive values, and the progressive movement are in fact mainstream political thought..." may overstate the case. A manefestation, I suppose, of fear of the 'L' word.

In large measure because of that fear, "progressive" is a loaded term, too, though, adopted by those on the right and left of the liberalism that lies at our genuine center. A similar motivation lies behind the contemporary liberal flirtation with libertarianism.

Of course, lots of liberals call ourselves 'lefties' these days, which would have appalled both the Stalinist Old Left and the reformist New Left.