But he was an old Democrat in proposing a universal system like Social Security.

This week, however, he has begun to sound like an "old Democrat."

He wants to show he can be an old Democrat and a new Democrat.

Both old and new Democrats are among the Administration's lawyers.

I'm so tired of those old Democrats trying to make out like the economy's going to bust down or something.

This willingness to betray unions, a traditional Democratic political base, separates old and new Democrats.

This description makes Dole's proposal sound more like an old Democrats' big-spending program than a tax cut.

Political experts see that as another small sign of the waning strength of the older Democrats.

It is a different world from the one the older Democrats made for themselves here, with the power of their numbers.

Being against them would put Mr. Clinton on the wrong, "old Democrat" side of crime.