Even in the heat of DSA Summer, Democratic centrists are feeling cool.
Ahead of several primaries in Michigan, Missouri and Washington state that will help define the direction of the party, the Blue Dog Coalition is throwing its weight behind working-class champions — and in some cases, crossing over with the party’s progressive wing.
“Most voters in America are working class, and most voters in America are not socialists,” said Phil Gardner, senior adviser at Blue Dog Action. “So we think there should be a part of the Democratic Party that is advocating for the working class without socialism.”
The Blue Dogs’ leadership PAC will endorse six additional candidates next...
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