Why do some call Kirsten Gillibrand, the new NY Senator, a centrist? The Nation has called her a centrist, maybe using their own ideology as the standard. I saw the label in major publications as well.
But being pro-gun and anti-illegal-immigration does not negate the fact that she voted in 2007 to redeploy Iraq troops within 90 days of said vote. How centrist is that? There are more than two issues in the world. When the totality of Gillinbrand's statements and votes (not just guns and immigration) were analyzed by the independent political website ontheissues.org, the site came up with the following graph illustrating her ideology:
She's pro-embryonic stem cell research, too.
Look at the big picture. See the entire analysis: http://www.ontheissues.org/...
If you wish to label her a centrist in comparison with other Democratic NY politicians, then say so, after of course proving with data that the average Democratic NY politician is a liberal in comparision to Gillebrand, when all things are considered.
If any of you is aware of any website dedicated to labeling politicians' according to their history, please point to their assessment of Gillibrand. Let's see who among those who have done their homework see her as centrist.