New Democrat Network
{{Short description|American think tank}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = New Democrat Network
| logo = 200px
| colorcode = #1560BD
| chairperson = Simon Rosenberg
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1996}}
| ideology = Modern liberalism
Third Way
| position = Center
| national = Democratic Party
| dissolved = {{End date and age|2024|03}}
| colors = {{Color box|#1560BD|border=darkgray}} Denim Blue
| website = {{url|http://ndn.org/}}
| country = the United States
}}
{{New Democrats|expanded=none}}
The New Democrat Network (NDN) was an American think tank that promoted centrist candidates for the Democratic Party.{{cite news|last=Feldmann|first=Linda|title=Group for centrist Democrats runs out of money. Does it matter?|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0208/Group-for-centrist-Democrats-runs-out-of-money.-Does-it-matter|accessdate=20 July 2012|newspaper=The Christian Science Monitor |date=8 February 2011}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-05 |title=America, the Democratic Party Are Entering A New Age - New Thinking, New Approaches Required Now |url=http://www.ndn.org/blog/2023/03/america-democratic-party-are-entering-new-age-new-thinking-new-approaches-required-now |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=www.ndn.org |language=en}}
The group was officially named the New Democrat Network from 1996 to 2004 and NDN from 2004 to 2024.{{cite journal |last1=Brownstein |first1=Ronald |title=Why This Democratic Strategist Walked Away |journal=The Atlantic |date=23 February 2023 |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/democratic-strategist-simon-rosenberg-ndn-new-democratic-network/673182/ |access-date=15 July 2024 |language=en}}
Founding
NDN was led and founded by Simon Rosenberg in 1996,{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/arena/bio/simon_rosenberg.html |title=Arena Profile: Simon Rosenberg |last= |first= |date= |publisher=politico.com |access-date=2018-09-25 }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/simon-rosenberg |title=Simon Rosenberg |last= |first= |date= |publisher=huffingtonpost.com |access-date=2018-09-25 }}
NDN has offices in Washington, D.C.,{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/0362474Z:US-new-democrat-network |title=New Democrat Network|last= |first= |date= |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=2018-09-25 }} 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."{{cite web |last1=Miles |first1=Sara |title=The Nasdaq-ing Of Capitol Hill |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/13/magazine/the-nasdaq-ing-of-capitol-hill.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=15 July 2024 |date=13 August 2000}} Simon described the group as "a venture capital fund for the Democratic Party."{{cite news |last1=Wayne |first1=Leslie |last2=Jr |first2=Don van Natta |title=The 2000 Campaign: The Democratic Running Mate; As a Senator, Lieberman is Proudly Pro-Business |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/27/us/2000-campaign-democratic-running-mate-senator-lieberman-proudly-pro-business.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=27 August 2000}}
Involvement in the 2004 presidential election
The 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/going-nowhere/ |title=Going Nowhere |last=Berman |first=Ari |date=2005-03-03 |publisher=thenation.com |access-date=2018-09-25 }} In 2003, the NDN was described as challenging the DLC and becoming an increasingly influential player in the party's politics.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-democratic-party-outside-in/ |title=The Democratic Party: Outside In |last=Cosgrove-Mather |first=Bootie |date=2003-11-13 |publisher=cbsnews.com |access-date=2018-10-02 }}
In the 2004 United States presidential election, NDN led an effort to turn out Hispanic voters for John Kerry. Also in 2004, Rosenberg announced his candidacy for Chairman of the Democratic National Committee,{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/11/dean.dnc/index.html |title=Dean announces bid for DNC chair |last= |first= |date=2005-01-11 |publisher=cnn.com |access-date=2018-09-25 }} but eventually withdrew from the race {{cite web |url=http://theitem.com/stories/sc-native-quits-dnc-chair-race,209667 |title=S.C. native quits DNC chair race |last= |first= |date=2005-02-06 |publisher=theitem.com |access-date=2018-09-25 }} after it became clear that he would lose to eventual Chairman Howard Dean. Rosenberg then supported Dean's campaign.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.ndn.org Official website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100330030009/http://www.newpolitics.net/ New Politics Institute website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080705111644/https://www.ndn.org/hispanic NDN's Hispanic Strategy Center website] (2008)
- [https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00319772 Opensecrets.org]'s summary of NDN's PAC contributions by cycle
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20031117022224/http://www.publicintegrity.org/527/search.aspx?act=com&orgid=420 Report on NDN's spending] by the Center for Public Integrity (2003)
Category:501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations
Category:Factions in the Democratic Party (United States)
Category:Organizations established in 1996