He's being called a "Blue Dog Democrat," but John Bel Edwards' successful campaign for Louisiana governor focused on populist themes like Medicaid expansion, tax fairness, increasing the minimum wage and defending public schools.
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John Bel Edwards, Louisiana's Democratic governor-elect, is a social moderate/conservative with a streak of economic populism. (Photo by Richard David Ramsey via Wikipedia.)
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<p>John Bel Edwards, Louisiana's Democratic governor-elect, is a social moderate/conservative with a streak of economic populism. (Photo by Richard David Ramsey <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Bel_Edwards_Wikipedia_Photo_fl_h.jpg">via Wikipedia</a>.)</p>