July 18, 2025
Where are the Blue Dog Democrats?
By Kevin Finn
There's a meme that resurfaces on social media from time to time. It says, "If a Democrat from the 1960s were to appear today, he'd be considered a conservative. If a Democrat from today were to be transported to the 1960s, he'd be considered a dangerous lunatic."
Truer words were never spoken. Once upon a time the Democrat party defended blue-collar workers, the poor, and the middle class. Not that long ago BJ Clinton and Hussein Obama spoke about the necessity of securing the border. And very recently a rallying cry on the Left was, "No one is above the law."
Times have changed. Quinnipiac now tells us that the party's approval rating hovers at 19% with 52% of Democrat voters disapproving of their congressional representative’s performance following the drubbing they took last November. Prominent party leaders like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Gavin Newsom are associated with far-left policies that voters feel are out of touch with the electorate.
So where are the party's moderates? Centrist congressional Democrats, sometimes referred to as "Blue Dog Democrats," (BDDs) have historically advocated for fiscal responsibility, moderate social policies, and pragmatic governance. Sadly, their influence is waning.
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