Former Obama Auto Czar: Progressive Dems 'Scare Me'

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The Democratic Party may be lurching too far to the left for some of its more moderate members, including Morning Joe economic contributor Steve Rattner.

"As a centrist Democrat, I am scared about the progressive wing of my party — I'm scared," said Rattner, a former member of President Barack Obama's task force on the auto industry crisis, The National Review reports.

Rattner and show host Joe Scarborough were pushing back at one-time presidential candidate Howard Dean, who was arguing that a left-leaning Democratic party would not pose a problem for the nation.