[rightofrush]

I take it that you're not refering to mugwumps.
Or, as a perceptive observer once penned, "Middle of the road - where you find the dead varmits."

[ancientart]

I take it that you're not refering to mugwumps.

Right. I see the "Halfbreed" Blain as the faux moderate in this case. By bolting to Cleveland in protest of Blain's corruption, the Mugwumps were, I suppose, closer to "real" moderation. Have to think about this one, though.