During a press call on Tuesday, leaders of the center-left Democratic group argued their historic investments and political strategy will be key to taking the House majority. Whether that actually happens, of course, remains to be seen. Still, it seems the 100-member group is laying the groundwork to take some of the credit should Democrats succeed.
If there's one theme you're going to see this cycle, it's that Center-Left candidates up and down the ballot will win their elections.
There’s one group in Congress fighting hard to fund law enforcement, prevent violent crimes, improve public safety and crack down on illicit drugs, but it might not be who you think it is – it’s the New Dems.
Fresh off a victory in the bitter OR-05 primary, New Democrat Coalition Chairwoman Annie Kuster isn’t letting her foot off the gas, even as her time as an elected official draws to a close.
Democratic congressional candidate Ashley Ehasz said on Thursday that she is ready for her second turn taking on four-term incumbent GOP U.S. Rep Brian Fitzpatrick (R-1st District) this November.
House Democrats are lining up behind Janelle Stelson to take on former House Freedom Caucus Chair Scott Perry (R-Pa.) in November.
Rep. Norma Torres unveiled a Housing Action Plan to combat the growing inequity in the housing crisis.
Rep. Marc Veasey highlights President Biden and Democrats’ work to deliver for the American people.
Rep. Marilyn Strickland calls for Republicans to put the American people and our allies above politics and stand by Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in their fights for freedom and democracy and against tyranny and terror.
Reps. Greg Stanton and Salud Carbajal, Arizona and California Congressmen, and Chair and Vice Chair of the New Democrat Coalition's Immigration and Border Security Task Force, call to bring our immigration system into the 21st century.
In a key House battleground north of Los Angeles, Republican Rep. Mike Garcia defeated the same Democrat three times in four years. Democrats are seeking to rewrite the script in 2024, however, by backing George Whitesides, a political newcomer with a pragmatic streak, a background in aerospace and an abundance of campaign cash.
What they're saying: “This [was] very much about politics and political messaging, and you saw that with some of the people voting present,” said Rep. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.), the chair of the centrist New Democrat Coalition, which supported the resolution.
New Dems are committed to working with reasonable Republicans to deliver on issues for the American people
It’s clear the Democratic party is the one setting our country and economy up for long-term success.
If Democrats hold the majority in the House of Representatives next month, it will be because of the electoral success of moderate New Democrat Coalition (NewDem) members and endorsed candidates—just as they were the key in gaining the majority in 2018 and holding it in 2020.
As chair of the New Democrat Coalition, a congressional pro-choice caucus leader, and former businesswoman, I know that protecting Americans' freedom requires an all hands-on-deck approach with Congress, state legislatures, courts, and the private sector working to reverse the damage of the Supreme Court's decision.
A coalition of moderate House Democrats is urging the party to fight harder to combat inflation, calling for action on issues ranging from tariffs to immigration and drug prices.
New Dems have defended democracy and governed for the majority of Americans since 1997. Twenty-five years ago, our Coalition was founded by a group of House Democrats who were fed up with the gridlock in Washington.
BY REP. BRAD SCHNEIDER (D-ILL.), OPINION CONTRIBUTOR
AS PUBLISHED IN THE HILL
We hear it from both sides: “The middle is shrinking and the Dems are losing their center!’
Democrats defeated President Donald J. Trump and captured the Senate last year with a racially diverse coalition that delivered victories by tiny margins in key states like Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin.
Democrats emerged from the 2020 election with full control of the federal government and a pile of lingering questions. In private, party leaders and strategists have been wrestling with a quandary: Why was President Biden’s convincing victory
“The [New Democrat] Coalition is a group of moderate Democrats who want to get things done,” he said. “We’re less about ideology, and more about getting things done. We want to work across the aisle.”……
There are a number of contests in swing and right-leaning districts that are not only poised to expand the Democratic majority but actually tell the true story of liberal politics today…
While the media has made much of progressives prevailing in Democratic primaries, the reality is quite different. “For every one of those progressive triumphs, two moderate Democrats survived challenges in blue districts,”
In 2018 Democrats flipped 41 Republican House seats, 23 of them in districts that Donald Trump won in 2016. This year Democrats are hoping those midterm wins stick for a second round…
By Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.), Opinion Contributor, The Hill
Last month, President Trump declared that Republicans would “easily take back the House.” But one year out from the midterms and one year from the 2020 election, I know he’s flat out wrong.
By Dani Thibodeau and Jessica Tarlov, Mic
The most glaring is the results of the 2018 midterm elections, which brought a “blue wave” to Washington stacked with moderate representatives from conservative states like Georgia and Kansas.
By Jessica Tarlov, Opinion Contributor, The Hill
The question of electability still tops the list of concerns for many [presidential primary] voters…But there are some folks who know who can win because they’ve done it themselves.
By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press
This is a story about a different kind of squad.
Spanberger is part of a group of first-term female representatives with national security backgrounds who flipped Republican seats last year and matter most on questions of impeachment and Democratic control.