New Democrats

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New Democrats are a centrist faction within the U.S. Democratic Party that promotes market-friendly, socially liberal policies often associated with the "Third Way" approach to governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf centrist faction
faction of the Democratic Party (United States)
political faction
associatedWith Albert Gore, Jr.
surface form: Al Gore

Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
Democratic Leadership Council
Hillary Clinton
Joe Biden
New Democrat Coalition
contrastedWith Democratic Socialists of America
progressive wing of the Democratic Party
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedFor being too close to corporate interests
weakening traditional New Deal liberalism
economicPolicy deficit reduction emphasis
free trade support
market-friendly policies
pro-business policies
welfare reform support
emergedDuring 1980s
emergedIn late 20th century
field politics
focusesOn economic growth
innovation and technology policy
goal appeal to moderate and independent voters
move the Democratic Party toward the political center
hasPoliticalOrientation moderate Democrat
ideology Third Way politics
surface form: Third Way

centrism
neoliberalism
social liberalism
influencedBy Third Way politics
neoliberal economic thought
notablePeriodOfInfluence Bill Clinton
surface form: Bill Clinton presidency
partOf Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
position center
center-left
region national politics of the United States
roseToProminenceDuring 1990s
socialPolicy LGBT rights support
abortion rights support
civil rights support
socially liberal policies
supports education reform
fiscal responsibility
globalization
public-private partnerships
welfare-to-work programs

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Third Way politics associatedWith New Democrats
New Labour project influencedBy New Democrats
this entity surface form: Bill Clinton’s New Democrats
House Democratic Caucus hasSuborganization New Democrats
this entity surface form: New Democrat Coalition