What's a Blue-Dog Democrat anyway? Democrats call them the biggest impediment to Obama's agenda, but many might support a public healthcare option. So who are the Blue Dogs? How much influence do they have? Are they responding to their constituents or is it about reelection alone? And why are they Democrats?
We'll be joined by Josh Israel and Aaron Metha, political reporters for the Center for Public Integrity, and U.C. Berkeley political science professor David Karol, author of the forthcoming book Party Position Change in American Politics: Coalition Management.
Guests:
Aaron Metha, Political Reporter, Center for Public Integrity.
Josh Israel, Political Reporter, Center for Public Integrity.
David Karol, Professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley and author of the forthcoming book Party Position Change in American Politics: Coalition Management.
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