Crowhurst's deliberately vague position reporting was also causing consternation for the press, who were desperate for hard facts.
It's not even clear why AARP would want to stake out such a vague position on reform.
He tried to keep his options open as long as possible, mainly by giving only extremely vague position reports; but on 17 December he sent a deliberately false message indicating that he was over the Equator, which he was not.
According to a Medill report, Lipinski will not be "endorsing anyone publicly" in the heated presidential race, a vague position that one pundit suggested has to do with Lipinski's precarious status when it comes to committee assignments in Washington.
Vaguely positioned dots produced by TyperAnalyzer 3.4 (Sequenom) and all the wells that 50% or more failed SNPs were excluded from analysis.
His vague policy positions matter less to voters than the chance to be a part of his uplifting story.
"And in the last couple of weeks, we've seen large numbers of Iraqis jump back up on the fence, saying, 'Not so quick.' " During Saddam Hussein's three decades of harsh rule, Iraqis adopted deliberately vague public positions as a survival instinct, officers said.
Looking more broadly, Mr. Perrineau said, the outcome mirrors the politics of the far right across Europe and the way the movement has benefited from the vaguely articulated positions of more centrist parties.
Senators are huddling and floating proposals; some Republicans, like Marco Rubio of Florida, are positioning themselves as reformers with vague but positive-sounding statements.
In recent days, Trump has been increasingly vague on his position about the legal status of the 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the US.
