I thought that a ‘Blue Dog Democrat’ was a supposedly moderate-conservative member of the party and a ‘Yellow Dog Democrat’ was someone who is so totally devoid of critical thought that they would literally vote for a yellow dog before they voted for a Republican or Independent.
You’re right re: blue dog and yellow dog Dems.
Here’s a good wiki article explaining their history and supposed ideology.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Dog_Coalition
Years ago TX Gov. Mark White took a yellow dog with him to the polls...and got his one term yellow dog tail kicked.
Exactly.