They have realised the effectiveness of the step-by-step approach, the moderate image and the long-term plan.
He knew he would need to project a moderate image for the general election, if nominated.
Tyndall claimed after the 1983 general election, that the parties more moderate image had been sufficiently attractive to invite 3,000 enquiries in joining the party.
Mr. Bush's latest appeals to tolerance seemed clearly aimed at re-establishing the moderate, inclusive image with which he began his campaign last year.
The group has been presenting a moderate image.
But he has since crafted a more moderate image, especially in the second half of his term.
That explains, in large part, Mr. de Klerk's eagerness to project a fresh, moderate image.
Wahid's acceptance of Pancasila along with his moderate image won him favor among Government ranks.
Whether Mr. Bush can recover his moderate image is now the central question of the campaign.
Democrats and their allies immediately denounced the platform as extremist and at odds with the moderate image the party is trying to project this week.