Blue Dog
Americannoun
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She has been disavowed by lawmakers across the Democratic spectrum, from Blue Dog centrist Rep. Josh Gottheimer to democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
He was also a co-founder of the Blue Dog Democrats, an influential conservative faction within the Democratic Party.
From Salon • Aug. 11, 2024
She called for "more robust and workable measures that had been proven to work in other countries" such as the Calgary model in Canada and the Blue Dog project in the Netherlands.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2023
Pelosi dealt with conservative Blue Dog Democrats, the liberal women of the Squad, the Out of Iraq Caucus — not to mention old-guard legislators who treated their committees like fiefdoms.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022
Then one day he drove a team of boneyard mules into Blue Dog with a wagonload of stuff that the natives stared at.
From Shorty McCabe on the Job by Ford, Sewell
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