Sentences with phrase «former blue dog»
Ashford, a former Blue Dog who lost his seat in 2016, wants a rematch against Rep. Don Bacon (R) after losing to him by just 1 percentage point.
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The Working Families Party has endorsed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's first statewide bid this fall — a coup for the former Blue Dog Democrat and a sign of how successful she and her allies, both locally and at the national level, have been in neutralizing her opposition from the left.
The former Blue Dog Democrat, who ousted an incumbent Republican (ex-Rep.
This was a big switch for the former Blue Dog congresswoman, who had previously supported civil unions — much like Sen. Chuck Schumer (although he has since changed his position, too) and President Obama, who now says he's still struggling with this subject, but his views are evolving.
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David Lenhardt, former Petsmart president, and CNBC Contributor Steve Odland discusses General Mill's $ 8 billion acquisition of natural dog food maker Blue Buffalo.
Gillibrand has made gay rights — including the repeal of «Don't Ask, Don't Tell» — a focus since she inherited former Sen. Hillary Clinton's seat in January 2009 as a means to demonstrate her liberal cred to skeptical progressives who were worried by her Blue Dog days in the House.
The Blue Dogs, who lost two Pennsylvania Members in Democratic primaries Tuesday, endorsed former state Rep. Dave Crooks in Indiana's 8th district; former state Rep. Pam Gulleson in North Dakota's at - large district; and former state Rep. Gary McDowell in Michigan's 1st district.