Because they want to appeal to the largest number of voters possible, which includes both moderate Republicans and Democrats as well as Independents. Being a centrist helps national political candidates -- like Senators and presidential candidates -- get re-elected.
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To show their authority and their non-partisan stance (as they sit between the governing and opposing parties).
The political middle is usually called the centre (the idea of it being centrism, a person following it being [a] centrist), and is neither liberal nor conservative, but simply moderate in outlook.
Anne Hutchinson, nee Marbury, did not have a middle name. This was not uncommon for the time period, as middle names did not become commonplace until after the American Revolution.