First there were the ?yellow dogs? ? loyal Democratic voters who would vote for the party?s nominees no matter what their views because they?d sooner for a yellow dog, if he was a Democrat, than a Republican.
Then along came the ?blue dogs? ? moderate-leaning Democratic officeholders, primarily members of the U.S. House, who tried to steer the party away from the liberal positions on fiscal and other issues that they blamed for party declines in federal and state office.
Now we have the ?green dogs? ? North Carolina Democrats of a more leftish persuasion who are convening this weekend in Greensboro to discuss how to move their party away from a ?center-right? orientation towards a ?progressive? agenda.
Unofficially, I hear tell of some additional breeds becoming popular in some Democratic kennels around the state:
? ?Lemon chiffon dogs? ? found in certain upscale precincts and/or day spas inside the Raleigh Beltline, in uptown Charlotte, and several other cities.
??”Red dogs? ? tend to congregate at bookstores and coffee shops in Carrboro, Chapel Hill, 9th Street in Durham, and downtown Asheville.
? ?Black dogs? ? Democratic-leaning rock-and-roll fans for whom the song remains the same.
? ?Purple dogs? ? Eastern North Carolina Dems convinced they never get a fair shake out of Raleigh or the ACC.
? ?Misty gray dogs? ? Certain top elected Democrats in the state who are frequently hard to spot in public.
? ?Orange dogs? ? Certain former Democratic officeholders whose wardrobe now consists entirely of standard-issue jumpsuits.
