And both pull votes from the moderate middle and I don't think either is seen as particularly sectarian by that bloc.

The body of men and women ranges from the ultra-right to the ultra-left, with precious little room for a moderate middle.

"Our job is to make sure the base is comfortable and secure - but be very aggressive in speaking to the moderate middle."

Mr. Gore's aides say that these choices will work to their benefit in the fall with the moderate middle.

The ranks of the moderate middle are heavy with managers and professionals with advanced degrees.

The moderate middle, however, is only one of the two "centers" in American politics.

The moderate middle could not be more different, in style and goals, than the radical center.

Democrats also have lost a generation of political figures who managed to take care of their liberal base and to capture the moderate middle.

Please the core vote to get nominated then the moderate middle to get elected.

But that same pendulum will even- tually swing back toward the moderate middle.