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Blue Dog
noun[ C ]
politics specialized(alsoblue dog)uk /ˈblu ˌdɒɡ/ us /ˈblu ˌdɑːɡ/
in the US, a politician or voter who supports the Democratic party but is on the conservative side of the party: 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）
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。
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.
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