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Left, Right & Center

Where is the Center?

In this special episode of Left, Right & Center, Josh Barro moderates a discussion on the political center.

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By Josh Barro • Dec 27, 2019 • 50m Listen

Who is the center? Are there swing voters anymore, and what do they want? How did Donald Trump succeed at appealing at enough of the center to win the 2016 election, and what kind of candidate do Democrats need to pick to win the center back over?

Political scientist Lee Drutman will tell us who these voters are, and how being a swing voter doesn’t necessarily mean being an ideological moderate. Maya MacGuineas, president of the bipartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and Erin McPike talk about policy making, what’s misunderstood about voters in the center, and what centrist voters are looking for in the 2020 field.

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    Josh Barro

    Former host of Left, Right & Center

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    Sara Fay

    Former producer of Left, Right and Center

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    Lee Drutman

    New America

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    Erin McPike

    Spokesperson for the Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign

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    Maya MacGuineas

    Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

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