The New Democrat Network (NDN) was an American think tank that promoted centrist candidates for the Democratic Party.[1] NDN was a 501(c)(4) membership organization that functioned in collaboration with two subsidiary organizations, the NDN Political Fund, a non-federal political organization (527), and NDN PAC, a federal political action committee. The organization was dissolved by Rosenberg in March 2024.[2]
New Democrat Network | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chairperson | Simon Rosenberg |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Dissolved | March 2024 |
| Ideology | Modern liberalism Third Way |
| Political position | Center |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Denim Blue |
| Website | |
| ndn | |
The group was officially named the New Democrat Network from 1996 to 2004 and NDN from 2004 to 2024.[3]
Founding
editNDN was led and founded by Simon Rosenberg in 1996,[4] after his split with the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), for which he worked.
Before founding NDN, Rosenberg worked as a television news writer and producer and a political strategist for the Michael Dukakis and Bill Clinton presidential campaigns and the Democratic National Committee.[5] NDN has offices in Washington, D.C.,[6] New York City, San Francisco, and Miami.
In 2000, the NDN was characterized as "a group of pro-business Capitol Hill Democrats who borrow freely from the metaphors and values of the New Economy in their quest to modernize their party and wean it away from the labor unions and old-line liberals."[7] Simon described the group as "a venture capital fund for the Democratic Party."[8]
Involvement in the 2004 presidential election
editThe NDN, while not supporting or embracing 2004 Democratic presidential primary candidate Howard Dean, pointed to his online network of small donors, volunteers, and bloggers as the model to emulate for the Democratic Party.[9] In 2003, the NDN was described as challenging the DLC and becoming an increasingly influential player in the party's politics.[10]
In the 2004 United States presidential election, NDN led an effort to turn out Hispanic voters for John Kerry.[9] Also in 2004, Rosenberg announced his candidacy for Chairman of the Democratic National Committee,[11] but eventually withdrew from the race [12] after it became clear that he would lose to eventual Chairman Howard Dean. Rosenberg then supported Dean's campaign.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Feldmann, Linda (8 February 2011). "Group for centrist Democrats runs out of money. Does it matter?". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ "America, the Democratic Party Are Entering A New Age - New Thinking, New Approaches Required Now". www.ndn.org. 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ Brownstein, Ronald (23 February 2023). "Why This Democratic Strategist Walked Away". The Atlantic. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Arena Profile: Simon Rosenberg". politico.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ^ "Simon Rosenberg". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ^ "New Democrat Network". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ^ Miles, Sara (13 August 2000). "The Nasdaq-ing Of Capitol Hill". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Wayne, Leslie; Jr, Don van Natta (27 August 2000). "The 2000 Campaign: The Democratic Running Mate; As a Senator, Lieberman is Proudly Pro-Business". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Berman, Ari (2005-03-03). "Going Nowhere". thenation.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ^ Cosgrove-Mather, Bootie (2003-11-13). "The Democratic Party: Outside In". cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ^ "Dean announces bid for DNC chair". cnn.com. 2005-01-11. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ^ "S.C. native quits DNC chair race". theitem.com. 2005-02-06. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
External links
edit- Official website
- New Politics Institute website
- NDN's Hispanic Strategy Center website (2008)
- Opensecrets.org's summary of NDN's PAC contributions by cycle
- Report on NDN's spending by the Center for Public Integrity (2003)