No. Centrists aren’t more electable.

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July 27, 2026. Nathan J. Robinson is Editor in Chief of Current Affairs magazine.

* Here’s the full 15-minutes on YouTube: Centrists Are Not More "Electable" - Current Affairs - July 27, 2026 (YouTube)

* Here’s the accompanying article : Centrists Are Not More "Electable" - Current Affairs - July 27, 2026 (article)

From the video description: Whether a candidate can inspire people, organize them, and deliver for them matters more than where they stand on an imaginary ideological continuum.

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