Blue Dog
noun [ C ] politics specialized (also blue dog) uk/ˈblu ˌdɒɡ/ us/ˈblu ˌdɑːɡ/
蓝狗（美国支持民主党但属于该党保守派的政界人士或选民）
in the US, a politician or voter who supports the Democratic party but is on the conservative side of the party
She is a conservative Blue Dog Democrat who cannot be counted on to vote the party line. 她是一个保守的蓝狗民主党人，不能指望她投票支持党派路线。
He was an Iraq war veteran and a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of self-identified Democratic moderates and conservatives.
These tax measures caused problems with the blue dogs on Capitol Hill. 这些税收措施给国会山的蓝狗政营带来了麻烦。
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- In the wake of Bush's victory, he and other members of his conservative "Blue Dog" faction had to deny persistent rumours about switching parties.
- She certainly wasn't enough of a "blue dog" to hold up the health care bill.
- Blue Dogs typically oppose any measure that swells the deficit.
- President Obama privately huddled with undecideds from the centrist Blue Dog caucus.