In an interview with political commentator and journalist Ezra Klein, Blue Dog Coalition Co-Chair Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez lays out a bold case for the forgotten middle and the need to return to localism. Representing rural Southwest Washington, Marie talks candidly about how Democrats can rebuild trust with working-class and rural voters—by listening harder, focusing on real-world results, and fighting for pragmatic, common-sense solutions.
The Blue Dogs aren’t afraid to challenge conventional wisdom—and Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez proves there is still room for nuance, independence, and bipartisanship in today’s politics.