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Explains why voters often favor more extreme politicians over more effective moderates and shows readers how they can help progressive leaders accomplish change.

Holding the Center brings fresh insight to this precarious moment in American politics-and offers a surprising and audacious path forward. The book speaks directly to Americans unwilling to accept either authoritarian Trumpism or tired, conventional politics mired in the status quo. Author David Yassky makes an original and powerful case for centrism as not only pragmatic but deeply principled and rooted in the core American values of progress, humility, patience, community, and democracy. He draws on dozens of entertaining and illustrative examples, ranging from national debates on gun control and health care to grittier local fights over taxicabs and gentrification, to show how bold and determined policymakers use moderate strategies to achieve pivotal progressive victories. Holding the Center goes beyond diagnosis to offer specific, ambitious, and-crucially-achievable prescriptions. This highly readable book gives Americans ready to do their part to rebuild democracy both a clear understanding of our current predicament and a clear road map to restoring the vital center.