A New Group of Centrist Democrats Flexes its Muscles

blogs.cqpolitics.com — Add one more to the list of Democratic factions President Obama will have to keep happy.

Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana, Tom Carper of Delaware and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas have formed a group of 15 centrist Senate Democrats who will push for fiscal conservatism and a variety of centrist domestic policies. The Moderate Dems Working Group, which will meet every other Tuesday, will be able to form a strong enough bloc that they can cause trouble for Obama and the Democratic leadership if they think the policies are veering too far to the left.