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In reply to the discussion: Obama is the centrist our parents warned us about [View all]Celerity
(43,261 posts)29. Obama: 'I am a New Democrat'
https://www.politico.com/story/2009/03/obama-i-am-a-new-democrat-019862#ixzz3o9jykSUe
President Barack Obama firmly resists ideological labels, but at the end of a private meeting with a group of moderate Democrats on Tuesday afternoon, he offered a statement of solidarity.
I am a New Democrat, he told the New Democrat Coalition, according to two sources at the White House session.
The group is comprised of centrist Democratic members of the House, who support free trade and a muscular foreign policy but are more moderate than the conservative Blue Dog Coalition. Obama made his comment in discussing his budget priorities and broader goals, also calling himself a pro-growth Democrat during the course of conversation.
The self-descriptions are striking given Obamas usual caution in being identified with any wing of his often-fractious party. He largely avoided the Democratic Leadership Council the centrist group that Bill Clinton once led and, with an eye on his national political standing, has always shied away from the liberal label, too.
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New Democrats
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Democrats
New Democrats, also known as centrist Democrats, Clinton Democrats, or moderate Democrats, are a moderate ideological faction within the Democratic Party in the United States. As the Third Way faction of the party, they support cultural liberalism but take fiscally moderate or conservative stances. New Democrats dominated the party from the late-1980s through the mid-2010s, although they still wield noticeable power within the party structure. Their organizations include the New Democrat Network, the New Democrat Coalition, and The NewDEAL.
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President Barack Obama firmly resists ideological labels, but at the end of a private meeting with a group of moderate Democrats on Tuesday afternoon, he offered a statement of solidarity.
I am a New Democrat, he told the New Democrat Coalition, according to two sources at the White House session.
The group is comprised of centrist Democratic members of the House, who support free trade and a muscular foreign policy but are more moderate than the conservative Blue Dog Coalition. Obama made his comment in discussing his budget priorities and broader goals, also calling himself a pro-growth Democrat during the course of conversation.
The self-descriptions are striking given Obamas usual caution in being identified with any wing of his often-fractious party. He largely avoided the Democratic Leadership Council the centrist group that Bill Clinton once led and, with an eye on his national political standing, has always shied away from the liberal label, too.
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New Democrats
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Democrats
New Democrats, also known as centrist Democrats, Clinton Democrats, or moderate Democrats, are a moderate ideological faction within the Democratic Party in the United States. As the Third Way faction of the party, they support cultural liberalism but take fiscally moderate or conservative stances. New Democrats dominated the party from the late-1980s through the mid-2010s, although they still wield noticeable power within the party structure. Their organizations include the New Democrat Network, the New Democrat Coalition, and The NewDEAL.
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Obama is a liberal and actually cares about getting things done rather than playing
JI7
Aug 2020
#11
Another important fact to keep in mind about Obama - HE GOT ELECTED! Twice!!
George II
Aug 2020
#130
That's the meme my Trump-supporting neighbor plays & Obama wasn't a Democrat or Republican too.
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2020
#44
Thank you! Obama had 60 Senate votes for all of four months and ten days in his first two years.
betsuni
Aug 2020
#52
He had a filibuster-proof majority in the senate for only four months and ten days.
betsuni
Aug 2020
#73
And four months and ten days is enough to "have taken this country into a whole new
betsuni
Aug 2020
#125
Just repeating your words bashing Obama. MOST of us here feel that Obama was great. It's a pity....
George II
Aug 2020
#137
Sanders has been in Office for Decades. Long Before Obama yet it was Obama who got more done
JI7
Aug 2020
#123
Plus, Obama ran for President twice, won twice. One can't get anything done as President if....
George II
Aug 2020
#135
My guess is that Obama wasn't interested in becoming "the incarnate of FDR". This is 2020....
George II
Aug 2020
#132
Obama was the person that the rank and file Democrats and Americans chose to be their President!
George II
Aug 2020
#136
Evidently some mama and papas read "The Scary Centrist Under the Bed" to their children.
betsuni
Aug 2020
#75
Gee, the Russians must be getting really desperate. And some parents are really dumb.
Tarheel_Dem
Aug 2020
#83
My parent forgot to tell me that winning elections is something I should be warned about.
Snake Plissken
Aug 2020
#92
Hypothetical question: Why would a white guy appropriate the BLM label to use on twitter
lapucelle
Aug 2020
#111
What purpose would there be to spreading this stuff on twitter other than to stoke division?
lapucelle
Aug 2020
#128
I don't think Obama was a centrist. He was trapped in a centrist world
In It to Win It
Aug 2020
#121
Please notice the number of LPC posters claiming Obama is a centrist, looks like DU got sludge
uponit7771
Aug 2020
#124