::''"a key moment when the candidate takes what at least appears to be a bold stand against certain extremes in their party" and as "a calculated denunciation of an extremist position or special interest group." Such an act of repudiation is designed to signal to [[centrist]] voters that the politician is not beholden to traditional, and sometimes unpopular, interest groups associated with the party."''<ref name=BG>{{cite web|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|title=Sister Souljah moments|first=Joan|last=Vennochi|date=September 16, 2007|url=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/09/16/sister_souljah_moments/}}</ref> | ::''"a key moment when the candidate takes what at least appears to be a bold stand against certain extremes in their party" and as "a calculated denunciation of an extremist position or special interest group." Such an act of repudiation is designed to signal to [[centrist]] voters that the politician is not beholden to traditional, and sometimes unpopular, interest groups associated with the party."''<ref name=BG>{{cite web|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|title=Sister Souljah moments|first=Joan|last=Vennochi|date=September 16, 2007|url=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/09/16/sister_souljah_moments/}}</ref> |