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New Democrats (United States)

Bill Clinton, the 42nd president (1993–2001)
The first inauguration of Bill Clinton on 20 January 1993. Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign ushered in the "golden age" of New Democrats, which subsequently gave birth to the name "Clinton Democrat"

New Democrats, also known as centrist Democrats, Clinton Democrats or moderate Democrats, are a centrist ideological faction within the Democratic Party in the United States. As the Third Way faction of the party, they are seen as culturally liberal on social issues while being moderate or fiscally conservative on economic issues.[1] New Democrats dominated the party from the late 1980s through the early-2010s,[2] and continue to be a large coalition in the modern Democratic Party.[3][4]

However, with the rise of progressivism in 2016 and 2020, [5] and the right-wing populism of Donald Trump,[6] New Democrats began to change and update their ideological positions.[7][8][9] For example, New Democrat candidates have shifted from focusing on "defense of marriage" platforms to casting transgender rights in the United States as debatable and internally divisive.[10][11] Similarly, debates over tax cuts on capital gains have been reconfigured to removing caps on state and local tax deduction.[12]

Despite expansion of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, even with stricter criteria for "Progressive" representation in Congress, the New Democrats' Progressive Policy Institute (established in 1989) persists into the present day, recently sponsoring "young pragmatists" at the rechristened Center for New Liberalism[13] (formerly known as the Neoliberal Project) to "modernize progressive politics."[14]

In 2024, the Congressional Progressive Caucus lost four seats in the overarching House Democratic Caucus, although the number of members in the CPC remains the same. At least two out of nine CPC freshmen plan to hold seats in the New Democrat Coalition as well, joining an additional twenty-two House Democrats who similarly claim membership in both caucuses. The NDC lost approximately five members, but gained twenty-three, reestablishing the coalition as the leading Democratic partisan caucus in Congress.[15][16] Two weeks later, Brad Schneider, chief architect of cap removals from the aforementioned SALT deductions, secured the NDC chairmanship in the 119th United States Congress over rival Sharice Davids. Schneider instead endorsed Davids as "Honorary Chair" of the NDC ReNew Democracy Foundation (distinct from the Renew Democracy Initiative).[17][18][19][20][21]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Loewe 2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Kane, Paul (January 15, 2014). "Blue Dog Democrats, whittled down in number, are trying to regroup". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014. Four years ago, they were the most influential voting bloc on Capitol Hill, more than 50 House Democrats pulling their liberal colleagues to a more centrist, fiscally conservative vision on issues such as health care and Wall Street reforms.
  3. ^ Yglesias, Matthew (July 26, 2016). "Bill Clinton is still a star, but today's Democrats are dramatically more liberal than his party". Vox. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  4. ^ Graham, David A. (November 5, 2018). "How Far Have the Democrats Moved to the Left?". The Atlantic. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  5. ^ Grim, Ryan (October 26, 2020). "Congressional Progressives Are Revamping Their Caucus With an Eye Toward 2021". The Intercept.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gerstle2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Steinhauer, Jennifer (October 8, 2012). "Weighing the Effect of an Exit of Centrists". The New York Times. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  8. ^ Podkul, Alexander R.; Kamarck, Elaine (September 14, 2018). "What's happening to the Democratic Party?". Brookings Institution. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  9. ^ Marans, Daniel (November 27, 2018). "The Progressive Caucus Has A Chance To Be More Influential Than Ever". The Huffington Post. That would bring the caucus' total to 96 members, or about 40 percent of the House Democratic Caucus ― by far the largest bloc in the party.
  10. ^ Fandos, Nicholas (November 6, 2024). "New York Delivers Key House Wins, but Warning Bells Sound for Democrats". New York Times.
  11. ^ Lillis, Mike (November 9, 2024). "Democrats' election reckoning pits liberals against centrists". The Hill.
  12. ^ Rubin, Richard (November 4, 2024). "The SALT Deduction Fight Is Coming Back—Whoever Wins the Election". Wall Street Journal.
  13. ^ "Center for New Liberalism". Center for New Liberalism.
  14. ^ Mortimer, Colin (February 10, 2020). "RELEASE: Young Neoliberals Link Up With PPI". Progressive Policy Institute.
  15. ^ "New Democrat Coalition Elects New Leadership and Inducts 23 New Members Ahead of 119th Congress | New Democrat Coalition". newdemocratcoalition.house.gov.
  16. ^ "Congressional Progressive Caucus Welcomes New Members-Elect to Washington Ahead of 119th Congress". Congressional Progressive Caucus. November 11, 2024.
  17. ^ Otterbein, Holly; Messerly, Megan (November 10, 2024). "More Democrats fear the party's image isn't just damaged – it's broken". POLITICO.
  18. ^ Kornfield, Meryl (November 16, 2024). "Democrats, reeling from election losses, cast blame on each other". Washington Post.
  19. ^ Lillis, Mike (November 9, 2024). "Democrats' election reckoning pits liberals against centrists". The Hill.
  20. ^ Rod, Marc (September 20, 2024). "Pro-Israel stalwart Schneider vies for leadership role in key Democratic caucus". Jewish Insider.
  21. ^ "Sharice Davids Named Honorary Chair of New Democrat Coalition's ReNew Democracy Foundation | Representative Sharice Davids". davids.house.gov. December 12, 2024.
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