Talk:New Democrat Coalition

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[edit] "Pro-growth"

Can we please clarify more clearly exactly what being "pro-growth" means? Are other groups "anti-growth" or "pro-stagnation"? I think not, just as no Senator is pro-crime and no Representative is anti-children. Should we say, rather, fiscally moderate, somewhat more lenient towards corporate interests, pro free trade, or the like? - Jersyko talk 03:11, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Merge proposal

What do you think about merging this article with New Democrats? --Checco 18:05, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Absolutely; the merged article should be at the official name of the group. —Nightstallion 11:54, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
Yes, I agree. The name of this article should be the name of the article after the merge. --Checco 12:05, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
I oppose a merge. "New Democrat" is a label claimed by several different groups to describe their political platform. The New Democrat Coalitions in the House and Senate are just two of these groups. The Democratic Leadership Council and NDN (formerly known as the New Democrat Network) are two others. If any of these groups doesn't justify an article of their own, I could see them being merged as a section into the New Democrat article, but the New Democrat article itself should not be merged into the article for any of these groups. -- Shunpiker (talk) 01:51, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] National Democratic Institute

Greg Greene here, w/ the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI). I often edit under a personal handle (you can see my contributions here), but since this has to do with work, let me opt for transparency by using an Institute account.

Let me flag two quick errors in the head of the article; I may correct them later, if no one objects.

  1. The Institute has no direct or formal affiliation with the Democratic National Committee, contra the statement that the party "does permit its affiliated organizations" to join and participate in party internationals.
  2. The parenthetical reference to the Institute's affiliation with the Liberal International paints an incomplete picture; we also affiliate with the Socialist International and Centrist Democrat International.

The cleanest solution, as I see it, is to delete the parenthetical phrase just above the contents box. If a better alternative comes to mind, please let me know. Thanks much--
NDIPublicAffairs (talk) 15:20, 11 June 2008 (UTC)