New Democrats
Ideological faction within the Democratic Party
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2024 | New Democrat Coalition (NDC) loses approximately five members but gains twenty-three, reestablishing itself as the leading Democratic partisan caucus in Congress |
2024 | Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) loses four seats in the House Democratic Caucus, while maintaining the same number of members |
2024 | Brad Schneider becomes chairman of the NDC in the 119th United States Congress, replacing Sharice Davids |
July 21 2024 | Joe Biden withdraws from the presidential election, marking a significant moment for the New Democrats. |
2020 | Joe Biden, a moderate Democrat, wins the presidential election. The New Democrat Coalition loses its status as the largest ideological coalition in Congress to the Congressional Progressive Caucus. |
2020 | Continued rise of progressivism further challenges the New Democrats' traditional political stance |
2016 | Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Party presidential primary against Bernie Sanders, though the primary is seen as a decline in New Democrats' strength and an increase in progressive Democrats' influence. |
2016 | Rise of progressivism begins to challenge the New Democrats' dominant position within the Democratic Party |
February 2011 | The Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) closes down due to financial issues, though New Democrats remain influential through the Third Way organization. |
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