Liberal or progressive?

[tabbycat31]

96. you also have to keep this in mind

Not all of the 'blue dogs' are very conservative Democrats. You have a guy like Patrick Murphy (PA, not the guy that defeated West), who was in the Blue Dog caucus, but was a leader on the DADT repeal. Gabby Giffords considered herself a Blue Dog. Kirsten Gillibrand, a name mentioned a lot in the presidential field, was first elected to Congress in a Blue Dog district. Her legislating shifted as she became a senator, representing a much broader (and more liberal) constituency.

The Blue Dog I worked for in 2010 (narrowly won in 2010, lost in 2012) was more liberal than he made himself out to be (I learned this by speaking with him), but his (and any other elected official's) goal is to represent the people of his district in Congress. If an elected official votes against his/her constituents' will, then it could be a career ender.


Here's a list of the 'official' Blue Dogs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Dog_Coalition

Tell me--- in a district that is R+29 at the presidential level (like the one I worked in last year, represented by a blue dog from 1982-2010) would you rather see a Blue Dog or a Republican?

I work to elect Democrats, and I accept the political reality of this day and age. Had I been working for Democrats during the Dixiecrat era, my opinions might have been different.