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==2010 Midterm Elections==

==2010 Midterm Elections==

The Blue Dogs were crushed in the [[2010 Midterm Elections]]. Of the 52 representatives that were members of 111th Congress, only 22 remain. One former Blue Dog Democrat, Kristen Gillibrand of New York, switched from the House to the Senate in 2009 after she was appointed to fill the seat vacated by [[Hillary Clinton]], and as a result left the Caucus. Gillibrand won the special election for her Senate seat in 2012. She is included in the count of 52 because she was elected to the 111th Congress as a Representative.  

The Blue Dogs were crushed in the [[2010 Midterm Elections]]. Of the 52 representatives that were members of 111th Congress, only 22 remain. One former Blue Dog Democrat, Kristen Gillibrand of New York, switched from the House to the Senate in 2009 after she was appointed to fill the seat vacated by [[Hillary Clinton]], and as a result left the Caucus. Gillibrand won the special election for her Senate seat in 2010. She is included in the count of 52 because she was elected to the 111th Congress as a Representative.  

This happened as a result of the public being fed-up with their votes for liberal [[Nancy Pelosi]]'s agenda, the Democrat leadership and liberal trade unions refusal to fund their re-election.

This happened as a result of the public being fed-up with their votes for liberal [[Nancy Pelosi]]'s agenda, the Democrat leadership and liberal trade unions refusal to fund their re-election.