What is a Centrist

I guess the best thing to do first is to define a centrist and what distinguishes us, in my opinion, from liberals and conservatives. A centrist as defined on dictionary.com is

cen·trist n.
One who takes a position in the political center; a moderate.

adj.
Marked by or adhering to a moderate political view: "The deep
pool of centrist opinion in the country, that essential guarantee against
violent political upheavals, is being dangerously shaken" (New York Times).

My definition would include "someone who bases their opinion on an issue after considering the facts, rather than basing the facts on their opinion."

This, to me, is the biggest complaint I have concerning liberals and conservatives. They seem to create think tanks or spin any research report to support their views. When various reports come out concerning unemployment numbers or such whichever side is in power touts the positives without considering the negatives and vice-versa for the other side.