Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin said early Thursday that the country needs a "fiery centrist" right now to heal divisions and avoid "every single day" being "a breaking news day."

“I’m not sure what the story is right now for them," Kearns Goodwin said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" while arguing that the Democratic Party lacks a positive message. "It just can’t be anti-Trump."

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"[The message to voters] has to be, 'What would it be like to wake up in the morning maybe and not have a scandal every single day? Not be breaking news every single day? Because we’re working together as a country, as a whole," the bestselling author continued.

"Whoever can talk about that, about healing divisions and making this country feel like we’re common citizens again, but with a fiery passion," she added. "That can’t be a centrist, a passive centrist, you’ve got to be a fiery centrist. And there could be such a person. That’s what the country needs right now.”

The commentary comes as conservatives railed against fiery rhetoric in recent days from prominent Democrats, including 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonDemocratic groups using Bloomberg money to launch M in Spanish language ads in Florida The Hill's Campaign Report: Presidential polls tighten weeks out from Election Day More than 50 Latino faith leaders endorse Biden MORE and former Attorney General Eric Holder Eric Himpton HolderThe Hill's Campaign Report: Trump's rally risk | Biden ramps up legal team | Biden hits Trump over climate policy Biden campaign forming 'special litigation' team ahead of possible voting battle Pompeo, Engel poised for battle in contempt proceedings MORE.

Clinton told CNN on Tuesday that "the time for civility is over" when dealing with the GOP, while Holder declared that when Republicans go low, "we kick them," modifying a reference from former first lady Michelle Obama Michelle LeVaughn Robinson ObamaBlack stars reimagine 'Friends' to get out the vote Obama shares phone number to find out how Americans are planning to vote Michelle Obama: 'Don't listen to people who will say that somehow voting is rigged' MORE who once said, "When they go low, we go high."

Democrats argue that Republicans have been no better in raising the level of discourse, pointing to supporters of President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE earlier in the week chanting "Lock her up," when the president broached Sen. Dianne Feinstein Dianne Emiel FeinsteinFeinstein 'surprised and taken aback' by suggestion she's not up for Supreme Court fight Democrats shoot down talk of expanding Supreme Court Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll MORE's (D-Calif.) role in Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Brett Michael KavanaughHarris faces pivotal moment with Supreme Court battle Poll: 59 percent think president elected in November should name next Supreme Court justice Feinstein 'surprised and taken aback' by suggestion she's not up for Supreme Court fight MORE's confirmation process.

-- Updated Oct. 12, 10:47 p.m.