Be of Your Place: Phil Gardner on the Blue Dog Revival
What does it mean to be a Blue Dog in the year 2026?
Blue Dog Action co-founder and senior advisor Phil Gardner joins Blue Dog Radio for a conversation about a country exhausted by its politics, the revival of the Blue Dog movement, and what it takes to build a Democratic Party that is more connected to the places it represents.
Phil talks about managing Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s 2022 upset, helping rebuild the Blue Dog project alongside members like Jared Golden, what he looks for when evaluating congressional candidates, and why being deeply rooted in a community matters more than fitting…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.