Swing-State Democrats Move to Counter Party’s Drift Toward Left
- Faction rallying around moderate health, climate proposals
- Moderates fret attention to Ocasio-Cortez alienates voters
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Moderate House Democrats are going on the offensive.
For weeks, the swing-district Democrats most responsible for the party’s House majority have fretted that progressive lightning rods like New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are distracting the party with proposals that will alienate independent voters.