Blue Dog
Noun
Meaning
Blue Dog (plural Blue Dogs)
(US politics) A member of the Blue Dog Coalition, founded in 1994, of conservative and moderate members of the Democratic Party.
Examples
A Blue Dog Democrat, Condit voted against President Bill Clinton more frequently than all Congressional Democrats.
Democrats traditionally consisted of Blue Dog conservatives and stopped leftward with classical liberals.
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He says that more Democrats should embrace his Blue Dog ways to win back the House.
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While the Blue Dog Democrat won reelection in 2016 as Trump won his district by over 30 points, he now faces a competitive challenge from former GOP Lt. Gov. Michelle Fischbach.