Frequently Asked Questions

The Centrist Party FAQ section is a collection of answers designed to address those questions most frequently received or deemed important to assist in understanding certain perspectives and current status of operations.

The Centrist Party (CP) FAQ’s:

1. What can I do to help?

Answer: Join the effort. We are developing our systems to organize. In the mean time, the best thing we all can do right now talk to our friends. America is at risk because of the two party system. We absolutely need an evidence based reasonable Centrist party. Let’s talk about politics that make sense.

2. Platform Development?

Answer: The platform includes the tenets of the party as well as the platform planks.

3. Policy Development?

Answer: The CP is concerned with many issues. We will release planks as we vet them. Our goal is to deal with the most fundamental Issues pertaining to the common good, and efficient, effective governance.

4. Candidates?

Answer: The CP is developing a candidate vetting system and how to achieve state ballots. In the mean time we recommend supporting candidates that you can verify are not overly influenced by special interest influence. More importantly, CP looks for candidates that ‘walk the walk’. Forget about those that ‘talk the talk’. They are mostly just full of hot air.

5. How big is the Centrist Party?

Questions about structure and logistics:

Answer: The CP does not provide logistical information about internal operations, or members.

Financing: The CP shall/will/does comply with FEC requirements for reporting as applicable. Information can be attained from http://www.fec.gov when/as available.

6. What does the Centrist Party stand for?

Answer: The CP is about sensible administration of the public good without inappropriate influence from special interests.

Hence, the CP is about effective efficient government that addresses the common good as well as state and national needs.

Furthermore: the CP is against campaigns based on undue personal attacks. Especially when they are ambiguous fabrications. However, based on solid evidence, it is fair game to attack candidate positions and the integrity, or lack thereof, in candidate claims. Addressing issues and integrity is a reality of political campaigns. One often can not address one without dealing with the other.

Additionally, we all want candidates of the highest integrity and honor. This includes a candidates grasp of issues and reality. If they are focused on populist statements instead of real issues. Ignore them. All Centrist candidates must be focused on reality, ethics, honor, integrity and meeting the needs of our districts, states, and the nation.

7. Does the CP support Equal Rights?

Answer: The CP supports equal rights and equal access to opportunity in consideration of ability and effort, justice and betterment. Therefore, the CP supports policy that helps achieve these ends, but is generally not in favor of handouts without responsibility. In other words, the CP supports that which returns the greatest benefit for it’s citizens and the country considered together. CP is focused on a fair and equitable playing field. A truly great country can be measured by how equally it embraces, supports and enables equal justice and the rights and opportunity of it’s citizens to prosper.

8. International issues?

Answer: The CP supports policy that protects the individual and common good of The United States of America. Additionally, the CP supports partnership with nations and peoples that support the ideals of equality and justice as achievable. The playing field is always in flux and policy needs to be based on short and long term considerations.

9. Hot button issues?

Answer: The Centrist Party stands on the planks of the platform. Hot button issues are typically used by politicians based on personal or constituent perspectives (often both). Therefore, without full vetting hot button issues will remain in the purview of the candidates. The CP will stand on the founding planks, the law, and fairness in justice.

CP Voter Guide 2022

by John P. Reisman | October 21, 2022 | Election, Politics, Security, Security NATSEC | 0 Comments

The CP's goal is to protect our repulican democracy. Voting against the GOP is still needed until we can get more pragmatic conservative progressives on the ballot.Until We Can Vote Purple, Vote Blue Since the CP still does not have a ballot, we support honorable,...

Putin is a Terrorist – Support Ukraine

by John P. Reisman | March 11, 2022 | Int'l, Security | 0 Comments

Defying Putin's invasion and lies, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government stand their ground in Kyiv as Putin continues the Russian attack on the city and country of Ukraine.Support Ukraine Societies and countries that support freedom need to support Ukraine. Putin...

Jan 6: Facts First, NOT Gullibility

by John P. Reisman | January 6, 2022 | Election, Politics, Security | 0 Comments

Gullibility in the GOP Gullibility of the voter base and power abuse is still the mantra of the Republican Party. Unfortunately they are giving Republicanism a bad name. re·pub·lic| rəˈpəblik | noun : a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their...

Can we break the legs of corruptions grip on American politics?

by John P. Reisman | December 14, 2021 | Corruption, Politics | 0 Comments

Citizens United & Corruption I had not thought about the origins of monetary corruption of our political system for about 20 years. It was popping in an out of my mind though, ever since I last researched it. I was speaking with the Federal Election Committee on...

Challenging, Difficult & Dangerous: The Shiller P/E

by John P. Reisman | November 3, 2021 | Economic Security, Economy | 0 Comments

The Shiller P/E Ratio Near 40 The Shiller P/E ratio has only been this high on three other occasions. The 1929 market crash, which resulted from an overly exuberant market. The 2000 bubble and crash, which resulted from an overly exuberant market. And now, during a...

California Recall Election 2021

by John P. Reisman | September 8, 2021 | Election, Politics | 0 Comments

Fact Check on California Recall Key Considerations: The main arguments pushed out on right wing media are very liberal on lies and misdirection. It is unfortunate that the Republicans and the right wing have abandoned conservatism for liberal corporatism. But their...

Retrospective: Climate – US Issues

by John P. Reisman | June 18, 2021 | Environment, Environment-Global Warming | 0 Comments

This page shows some old data from the original CP website that still holds up and give us perspective on where we are today.

Retrospective: Energy – 2000-2008

by John P. Reisman | June 14, 2021 | Energy | 0 Comments

Managing Transition This article is extracted from the CP Energy Position page, which is now updated with new information. Some info updated. Clean, Safe, Sustainable systems and rapid transitions based on needs and technology to achieve energy independence and a...

Trump Knew Covid-19 More Deadly Than Flu on Feb. 7, 2020

by John P. Reisman | February 8, 2021 | Healthcare, Healthcare Politics, Healthcare Security | 0 Comments

In examining the statutes for murder in America it seems clear that Donald Trump caused death by willfully distracting the American public by downplaying the pandemic, while admitting he knew it was much deadlier than the flu. This begs the question, could there be a class action lawsuit against Donald J. Trump for ignoring his responsibility to protect the American people by putting his own agenda before that or the people?

Does Wearing a Mask Help?

by John P. Reisman | November 19, 2020 | Healthcare, Healthcare Media, Healthcare Politics, Healthcare Security | 0 Comments

On Feb. 07, 2020, Donald Trump said emphatically this virus was a killer, was aerosolized and would even hurt children. Then he lied repeatedly to the American people saying it would magically go away, just so he could avoid a panic (he said). The end result is more people dying, more people being infected, and more panic. That is truly bad leadership.

Trumps Been Instigating Civil War The Whole Time

by John P. Reisman | November 14, 2020 | Security, Security 1st Amendment | 0 Comments

This piece was recorded July 26, 2020. It is unfortunately still relevant. Trump went from fomenting civil disobedience in his initial campaign and first three years, to instigating civil war this year. By sending federal troops into cities and abusing national guard troops as well as border patrol in federal police actions, Trump has officially begun attacking and harassing and arresting American Citizens, often circumventing police procedure and miranda rights.

Fact Check On Trumps NOT The Greatest Economy

by John P. Reisman | October 28, 2020 | Economic Sophistry, Economy | 0 Comments

Simply put, without going into the whole history of US economics, since Truman, Johnson, Kennedy, Clinton Reagan, Carter, Eisenhower, Nixon & Ford all had higher GDP performance that Donald Trump. And that’s only eight that did better than Donald. If you go back further, Donny gets pushed even further down the list. So, no Trump did not produce the greatest economy and yes, he continues to lie to his supporters about it.

The Wolf Pelosi Stimulus Bill Argument

by John P. Reisman | October 27, 2020 | Healthcare, Healthcare Media, Healthcare Security | 0 Comments

Sure everyone makes mistakes, but when it happens on important issues one hopes that the mistakes are corrected so that we can all learn and do better. Wolf Blitzer made a mistake in an interview with Nancy Pelosi. Then he compounded the mistake because he did not grasp that she was trying to inform him that his context was way off base. This piece delves into the context.

My Conservative Centrist Independent Democratic Republican Vote

by John P. Reisman | October 26, 2020 | Election | 0 Comments

Yes, I am a traditional conservative (but I’m also centrist, independent, democratic and republican). I was raised Catholic/Christian. As an adult I have remained focused on the values I was taught and that which I learned from the church. There were bumps in the road but I survived them and continue to try my best to do what is right, ethical, moral and just.

Election & Voter Fraud Starring Donald Trump – Season 4

by John P. Reisman | October 25, 2020 | Politics, Politics Election Security | 0 Comments

Welcome to the Trumpman Show Episode #22,000 something. This episode is called Election and Voter Fraud 2020, starring Donald J. Trump. Trumps character as POTUS will use his classic Trump University acting method where he relies on RICO style action methods to pull off yet another amazing coup….

Enough is enough. We must unite to reclaim our government. Join the Centrist Party. Work together to heal our nation and return balance in governance and common sense for the nation and the people.