ok I will give you that one since leadership has to start somewhere.
still some of those guys like Ford don't seem like Blue Dogs from what I recall.
My point though is currently on the national stage I don't see anybody worth shit that is electable.
But them I think all those clowns are bought and paid for by the time they get to that level.
And how many of the Republican candidates had you heard of before they began their run for the nomination? The point being that until they put themsleves in the national spotlight you aren't going to be aware of them.