Press coverage of the centrists was, for the most part, glowing, and pointedly noted that they had stepped in after it became clear that Trump and party leaders on Capitol Hill couldn't get the job done.
The centrist and liberal press has been savage.
Despite Mr. Hoffman's loss, many conservatives promised to press on with opposition to centrist Republican candidates.
Instead, Santorum blasted out press releases touting support from centrist senators, a "Democrats for Santorum" coalition led by Sen. Zell Miller (D-Ga)., even nice words from MSNBC's Chris Matthews.
Time after time, under intense pressure, she would overcorrect, trying to convince a skeptical mainstream press that she was a sensible centrist".
And Centrist Product Placement The press material for the Showtime television series "Queer as Folk," which has its premiere in December, describes it as "an unapologetic celebration of life in all its varied forms".
"Obviously, the vote in the House yesterday says the president's agenda on education is a bipartisan one that makes plenty of room for independents and centrists," Ari Fleischer, the White House press secretary, said.
The White House, centrist Democrats and the establishment press.
In contrast, the centrist PTI's chief Imran Khan held a press conference which drew praise, even from critics who have taken to calling him Taliban Khan, for actually naming the LeJ.
All he has to do is "shake off" his 90's-era obsession with right-wing "centrist" ideas, put on his job-creating shoes, and press on.
