Reply #55: Many of these "Blue Dogs" have been elected in states that would never [View All]

[Arkansas Granny]

elect a liberal Democrat. They still vote with the Democrats most of the time, but they would not be re-elected if they had a very liberal voting record. They would more than likely be replaced with another centrist Democrat or a Republican. They truly do represent their constituents who are, for the most part, not as liberal as Democrats in other parts of the country.