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Centrist Democrats

With a Health Care Plan This Insane, Who Needs Wingnuts?

Bob Cesca | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Option, Centrist Democrats, Kent Conrad, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Moderate Democrats, Joe Lieberman, Health Insurance, Conservadems, Health Care, Obama Health Care, Healthcare, Larry David, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Bob Cesca

Baucus' entire goal was to construct a bipartisan plan. Mission accomplished. Insofar as both parties hate it. He tailored his plan to appeal to the Republicans who, as it turns out, don't support the plan anyway.

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Obama Can't Thumb His Nose at the GOP, and Here's Why

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

To play the centrist political game correctly requires compromise, conciliation, and bipartisanship. Obama learned early that this was the sure-fire way to bag the big financial and corporate dollars.

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"Centrist" Dem Senators Voting More Conservative This Year

Five Thirty Eight | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dem Senators Voting, Progressive Punch, Centrist Senators, Centrist Democrats, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News

The August break, when members of Congress go home to their districts to be screamed at (or to escape to the beach), seems like a good time to examine...

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Sahil Kapur

Conservative Democrats Most Vulnerable If Health Reform Fails

HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Blue Dogs Health Care Reform, Health Care, Blue Dogs, Centrist Democrats, Conservative Democrats, Health Care Reform, Barack Obama, Health, Politics News

The influential conservative Democrats who are combating their own party's efforts to overhaul health care could ironically wind up being among the bi...

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Health-Care Activists Targeting Centrist Dems

Washington Post | Ceci Connolly | Posted 07.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Arlen Specter, Ben Nelson, Health Care Policy, Democrats, Health Care, Centrist Democrats, Politics News

In the high-stakes battle over health care, a growing cadre of liberal activists is aiming its sharpest firepower against Democratic senators who they...

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When It Comes to Health Care, Why Do Republicans (and Some Centrist Democrats) Hate Americans?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Socialized Medicine, Lindsay Graham, Public Option, Centrist Democrats, Cbs Poll, This Week, New York Times/Cbs Poll, New York Times Poll, Insurance Companies, Health Care, Republicans, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

If the government-run plan is so good it would be an improvement over the private insurers, why are the Republicans against it? Isn't the goal better care at lower costs?

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One Lesson from the 1930s: Financial Regulation Has to Be Bold

Mitchell Bard | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

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Mitchell Bard

Contrary to what John Boehner says, a big foot needs to be placed on the financial industry to make sure that last year's near collapse can never happen again.

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Obama's Budget: The Ad Campaign

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Video, Centrist Democrats, President Obama, Obama Budget, Budget Ad, Conservadems, Centrists, Americans United for Change, Tv Ads, Politics News

Americans United for Change, a key Democratic-backing group, will begin airing an ad today aimed at prodding Senate "centrists" to support President O...

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Sam Stein

Progressives Launch Campaign Targeting Centrist Senate Dems

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Reconciliation Process, Jane Hamsher, Budget Vote, Firedoglake, Centrist Democrats, Progressives and Centrists, Progressive and Bayh, Obama Agenda, Progressive Groups, Evan Bayh, Robert Borosage, Politics News

A coalition of progressive groups and officials announced the launch of a media and grassroots campaign Tuesday to target conservative Democrats they ...

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