New Democrat Coalition to Assert Themselves This Fall

[Frodo]

The Blue Dogs had their time in the sun early in Barack Obama's presidency -now it's the New Democrats' turn:

New Democrats plan ‘assertive’ new presence in House:
The New Democrat Coalition sees opportunities this fall on taxes, trade, Medicare and others.

By Lauren French

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[smoltchanov]

The Blue Dog's niche is almost empty after 2010 and 2014, so someone must take a role of "brake" for "too innovative" (and, usually, costly) legislation within party. No one else fits..

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Get used to losing again, Democrats.

[Suburbia]

Democrats need moderates in some states in order to win, like Wisconsin, Virginia, etc. It can work.

[SATW]

They have my support, especially if it moderates the Dems again

[smoltchanov]

They have my support, especially if it moderates the Dems again

Me too. As i said - i observe (and sometimes - participate) an American politics for more then 40 years, and in most cases it became utterly boring of recently (last 15-20 of them): marching more and more left Democratic candidates against marching more and more right Republican. Essentially the same under different envelopes (and both - absolutely intolerant of every opinion and approach, but their own - one more proof of their kinship). Tweedledee and Tweedledum in it's purest form. Wouldn't it be for 40 years already spent - i would ignore present American politics as devoid both reason and interest..... I almost forgot when i was FOR a candidate, now it's almost always "whom do i hate less" situation (with candidates from one party in primaries espousing absolutely the same, and candidates of different parties being exact mirror image of one another, but - equally radical).....

[smoltchanov]

I doubt that it will help them in the House and elsewhere. I really do.

Disagree. Swing district still exist. Much smaller in numbers then even 20 years ago (with rarest exceptions - only D+5 to R+5 districts fall in this category now, and even they - not all),  but still. It's in such districts that moderate candidates are direly needed. I tried many times to count maximal number of "progressives" that can be elected to the House - and never came with number above 185 - 190. Even in "banner" democratic years like 2006 and 2008 there were approximately that number of "real progressives", but - much more moderates then now (no more then 20) and even some conservatives, who are absolutely absent now in Democratic caucus (no, even Graham, Ashford and Peterson are NOT a conservatives. Just as even Gibson and Collins are not liberal Republicans, but, in best case - moderate one)