Word: mainstream
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With the exception of his pro-choice stance, Foley was a mainstream conservative his first term. He helped pass legislation to speed the deportation of nonviolent illegal immigrants serving sentences in federal prisons, and was the only Representative from Florida to earn an A from the National Taxpayers Union for his votes to cut federal spending...
Crawford is a mainstream Democrat who emphasizes education, the elderly and health care. In keeping with his professorial background, he would increase Pell grants and other federally subsidized college loans. While he says Medicare reform is a must, he believes G.O.P. proposals to fix it are too harsh...
Though usually mainstream Republican, Ashe has some unusual ideas on congressional reform. He believes bills should have only one subject; congressional sessions should last no longer than 100 days; congressional pay should be reduced; and the annual budget process should be biennial. Ashe knows he may not defeat the 32-year incumbent, but he is grateful to get his Republican message...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "I am not a one-issue candidate...I am not out of the mainstream. The radical positions of the Democrats are what is out of the mainstream...
Although essentially a mainstream Republican, Saxton has split with many in his party by voting often in favor of gun control and environmental protection. He once tried to stop G.O.P. efforts to weaken the Clean Water Act and called on President Clinton to stop the dumping of dredged silt off the New Jersey coast. This formula has increased his margin of victory in each of the past three elections, making the well-financed Saxton a formidable incumbent...