December 21, 2009A Moderate Democrat is simply a liberal who fakes apprehension or opposition to a specific liberal policy until he/she sees what the Democrat leadership is willing to pay for his/her vote. See: Nelson, Ben; Landrieu, Mary; Lincoln, Blanche.
November 8, 2008One of the reasons that the Democrats won the Congress in 2006 is that they ran moderate-sounding Democrats in Red states. The trend continued in 2008 as they picked up another 20 seats. Now the Blue-Dogs are asserting themselves by demanding a seat at the leadership table in the House. Says Rep. Allen Boyd (D-Fla.), [...]
