The US Democratic Party's Six Factions

[lpetrich]

The Six Wings Of The Democratic Party | FiveThirtyEight by Perry Bacon Jr.

1. The Super Progressives
   • Very liberal on economic and identity/cultural issues, anti-establishment. (Anti-establishment is a very fuzzy term, but in this piece, what I’m referring to is people who see part of their role as not just attacking Republicans, but also highlighting what they see as shortcomings of the Democratic Party itself.)
   • Prominent examples: Ocasio-Cortez , Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin, Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan
2. The Very Progressives
   • Very liberal on economic issues, fairly liberal on identity issues, skeptical of the Democratic establishment.
   • Prominent examples: Bill de Blasio, Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren.
3. The Progressive New Guard
   • Liberal on both economic and identity issues but also somewhat concerned about the “electability” of candidates and the appeal of ideas to the political center; generally rose to prominence after Barack Obama was elected president.
   • Prominent examples: Stacey Abrams, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, Jay Inslee, Beto O’Rourke.
4. The Progressive Old Guard
   • Solidly center-left on both economic and identity issues, but very concerned about the “electability” of candidates and the appeal of ideas to the political center; generally rose to prominence before Obama was elected president.
   • Prominent examples: Joe Biden, Cuomo, Dianne Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer.
5. The Moderates
   • More conservative and business-friendly than other Democrats on economic policies; somewhat liberal on cultural issues; anti-establishment.
   • Prominent examples: Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, Rep. Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania, Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia.
6. Conservative Democrats
   • Skeptical of liberal views on both economic and cultural issues, often supportive of abortion limits, generally from conservative-leaning areas.
   • Prominent examples: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin.

Seems like the old-style Southern Democrats are gradually fading away.

 

[untermensche]

The so-called very progressives used to be called run-of-the-mill New Deal Democrats.

The so-called progressive old guard used to be called moderate Republican.

The so-called moderates used to be called Republicans.

The whole spectrum has shifted way right since 1980.

 

[PyramidHead]

Bill de Blasio being unironically mentioned in the same category as Bernie Sanders is the light of my fucking universe right now, lol

The so-called very progressives used to be called run-of-the-mill New Deal Democrats.

The so-called progressive old guard used to be called moderate Republican.

The so-called moderates used to be called Republicans.

The whole spectrum has shifted way right since 1980.

 

[Jason Harvestdancer]

I'm not sure I'd define the six factions that way. I'll give this a little though though.

 

[Jolly_Penguin]

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This is spot on.

 

[PyramidHead]

The six genders