By Byron Tau, POLITICO

“DOWNTOWNERS BARK FOR BLUE DOGS: The Blue Dog PAC held a retreat this weekend at the Hyatt Chesapeake in Cambridge, Maryland. The event included all the Blue Dog caucus members, as well as all the endorsed Blue Dog candidates and former members Allen Boyd and Dan Boren. K Streeters attending the retreat included Isaac Reyes of Target, David Burns of Prudential, Anne Brady of Crossroads Strategies, Emily Coyle of Ernst and Young, Stacey Bernards of Honeywell international, David Gilbert of Exelon Corporation and Linda Auglis of the National Beer Wholesalers Association.”