Reply #41: As a left leaning centrist, I'll tell you why I do.

[aikoaiko]

Its because the far theocratic right wing is repulsive and I want fellow centrists to be more attracted to left of center policies. But when lefties go to far (imho), then I argue with them (sometimes here) because its those policies that push people to the right.

A good example is my US Rep, John Barrow. Many call him a Blue Dog Democrat, some call him a DINO, etc. He won by 846 votes. 846 measly votes. But because of his centrist positions (some I'm not happy with) he helped get a majority for Democrats and put the people we wanted in charge of committees.