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.

Moderate New Democrat Coalition wants to talk with hopefuls about issues important to their voters

By Simone Pathé, Roll Call

The New Democrat Coalition, the largest ideological group in the House Democratic caucus, is sending a letter to all the Democratic presidential candidates on Thursday requesting individual meetings with them…

NewDem Action Fund Sends Open Letter Inviting All Democratic Presidential Candidates to Meet with Coalition

By Representative Derek Kilmer and Representative Ami Bera

Dear Presidential Candidate,

On behalf of the New Democrat Coalition, we invite you to meet with our Coalition

Bold progressives are getting the attention, but the Democratic Party owes control of the House to moderates like Mikie Sherrill. Whose agenda will prevail?

By Michael Kruse, Politico Magazine

The best-known new member of Congress is obviously the ubiquitous

Most of the new Democrats in the House are more moderate than you think.

By Ella Nilsen and Dylan Scott, Vox

National attention has focused on a handful of young, left-wing first-time members of Congress elected to safe seats. But realistically, the future of the House lies with a larger group of Democrats who eked out narrow wins in newly purple districts.

“Most of the freshmen come from swing districts,” said Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), who beat four-term incumbent Republican Leonard Lance by 5 points in 2018. “We come from places where voters want us to focus on getting things done that can actually be achieved.”

By Geoffrey Skelley, FiveThirtyEight

The progressive wing of the Democratic caucus has attracted a fair amount of attention, as it will presumably wield far more power than it did the last time Democrats controlled the House in 2010.

By Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.), Opinion Contributor, The Hill

When the 2016 election wrapped, no one would have predicted that Democrats would take back 30 House seats (and counting) just two years later. And yet, as final votes are tallied in yet-uncalled districts, here we are.