But Mr. Casey, an old-style liberal Democrat, is preparing to jettison the government-directed effort in favor of a partnership among government, business and labor.

But even as old-style Democrats admit that Mr. Clinton's free-trade agenda proved sub-apocalyptic, they still don't acknowledge his larger accomplishment.

Penn asks people about Clinton's differences with old-style Democrats.

On Nafta and many other issues, meanwhile, old-style Democrats simply weren't with Clinton, which made reaching across the aisle a prerequisite for sound policy.

And if that makes me an old-style Democrat, then I accept that label with pride.

"The kind of old-style Democrat who's failed before."

They were not genuine, old-style Democrats, he suggests, and more importantly, they crumpled under pressure.

An old-style Democrat, he ran for Governor in 1994, narrowly losing the nomination in an upset during the state convention.

"Del Vecchio is not enough of an old-style Democrat for me," Mrs. Dubrovsky said.

"Tom Harkin," the announcer continues, "old-style Democrat, old-style negative campaign."