rightwards

This is not party policy, it has not been approved by Policy Committee or the Conference representatives, but the media are now quoting it as part of a so-called rightwards drift in the Liberal Democrats.

Archive 2006-03-01 2006

I assume as the Democrats kept moving rightwards on various issues at some point you feel they had gone to far?

Matthew Yglesias » The Real German Resistance to Hitler: The Social Democrats 2009

The theory is that a split party, with a leader leaning towards the left while the grass roots are pulling rightwards, can never win an election.

Alan Johnson can’t say what the real issue is 2009

And with Obama's job approval numbers at their current levels, another term for McCain could well provide the Senator a chance to fan the flames of a 2008 rivalry and continue on his politically expedient ideological march rightwards.

The Real McCain, A Shape-Shifter And Self-Preservationist: Vanity Fair The Huffington Post News Team 2010

The whole statement by Raggio is worth reading, in part because it backs up Plouffe's point about the rightwards shift caused by the Tea Party movement.

US midterm elections live blog - Thursday 7 October Richard Adams 2010

He found his politics did not resonate in a Republican party that has moved rightwards in recent years.

Jon Huntsman withdraws from race for Republican presidential nomination 2012

But you could equally well show that the centre ground of politics is moving inexorably rightwards.

US politics: more rightwing than thou 2011

"Down the road, the Salafi competition could...drag the rest of the political spectrum rightwards."

Egypt's Islamists Pushed to Right Matt Bradley 2011

Cameron (+48) has dragged Clegg (+10) rightwards, Ed Miliband is -45, average voters -1.

Michael White's diary 2011

The policy options that were discussed tilted rightwards.

Lawrence Jacobs: Deficits, Social Security, and the American Public 2010