True blue or Blue Dog?

Stephanie Herseth in South Dakota, quoted by the AP:

"The most effective vehicle for me to work in a bipartisan way in advancing rural interests is through the Blue Dog Democratic caucus, a group of more conservative, moderate Democrats who've worked effectively in reaching across the aisle with their Republican colleagues in the House to advance those issues that are important to rural America"

Stephanie Herseth in Boston, Massachusetts, speaking to the New York delegation at the Democratic Convention, quoted by Roll Call:

“It sure is a treat for someone from South Dakota, one of the country’s smallest delegations to address one of the country’s biggest delegations,” [Herseth] said.

But then she sounded more like a true believer. Speaking of her own special election victory two months ago, she said, “A true blue Democrat was elected in a red-blood red state.”

Outside of South Dakota, Herseth says she's a "true blue" Democrat. Inside South Dakota, Herseth says she's a conservative "Blue Dog" Democrat. Hopefully, Larry Diedrich will ask Herseth about the distinction between the two types of Democrats in the coming months.

(Via Sibby and Q.)