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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