The Democrats already <i>are</i> the centrist party. They made that move with Bill Clinton and the third way Democrats in the 90s to win elections again and never looked back. Going even more right wing will not bring civility back to America when one party is hell-bent on tearing apart anything that threatens its grip on power.<p>What America needs is an <i>actually</i> progressive party not beholden to corporate interests.<p>This whole South Park-style "all sides are equally terrible" cynicism is a huge factor in how things have been allowed to degrade to this point.