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We’re a community of Democrats focused on winning. We elect, convene, and amplify bold, pragmatic leaders who represent the middle.
Upset about the DNC hiding the 2024 autopsy? Don’t be – a 2028 pre-mortem is actually what’s needed. Democrats misread the last three elections, and need to get ahead of a 2026 mirage. www.welcomestack.org/p/pre-mortem...
Democrats need a pre-mortem, not an autopsy
Democrats keep celebrating at the 20-yard line
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A new critique of our Deciding To Win report shows just how much Democrats across the political spectrum agree with its core arguments. www.welcomestack.org/p/in-violent...
In Violent Agreement with Stan Greenberg
Pollster’s critique of Deciding to Win proves the thesis. Sometimes word for word.
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Welcome is thrilled to endorse four candidates who prove they can Win the Middle on Trump turf in 2026. Read our case for Jamie Ager, Shannon Bird, Christina Bohannan, and Sarah Trone Garriott. open.substack.com/pub/thewelco...
The Jamie Ager, Shannon Bird, Christina Bohannan, and Sarah Trone Garriott Endorsements
Welcome is thrilled to back four candidates who prove they can Win the Middle on Trump turf in 2026.
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Want to flip the House next year? Support these amazing candidates: secure.actblue.com/donate/winth...
🚨Welcome’s Win the Middle slate is filling out for the 2026 cycle with the addition of these great candidates!
The left has proven unable to win elections like the special election in Tennessee. But we know that, so can't blame them - gotta just step up and admit Centrist Need To Try Harder To Win Tough Races. www.welcomestack.org/p/centrists-...
Centrists should try harder to win tough races
Don’t blame the left for Tennessee
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Focusing on affordability alone won’t win races for Democrats. In moderate and conservative districts, we need candidates who don’t have to outrun a left wing record.
Welcome@welcometeam.bsky.social · 8mo agoGOP was vulnerable in Tennessee Aftyn Behn ran hard and Dems spent millions. But ... Affordability message can't outrun a leftwing record. open.substack.com/pub/thewelco...
GOP was vulnerable in Tennessee Aftyn Behn ran hard and Dems spent millions. But ... Affordability message can't outrun a leftwing record. open.substack.com/pub/thewelco...
No Left On Red
Lessons from the loss in Tennessee
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Jared Golden's retirement should be a wake-up call for the country. We are losing good political leaders because of extreme polarization. www.welcomestack.org/p/the-golden...
The Golden Zone
Model & motivator
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As we head into the new year, all eyes will be on the House of Representatives. Republicans are trying to gerrymander states to shrink the battlefield. We don't think it will hold up. www.welcomestack.org/p/congressio...
Congressional Competition Index Q3: The Ever-Changing House Battlefield
Republicans tried to shrink the battlefield with aggressive gerrymandering, but the 2025 elections suggest these gerrymanders might not hold up
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Black and Hispanic voters once made up the base for the Democratic Party. Now, they’re turning away. Why? We explain: www.welcomestack.org/p/how-democr...
How Democrats Lost Black and Hispanic Voters
Dems’ problem isn’t in turning out the base — it’s keeping voters of color in the base.
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Republicans thought they could gerrymander states like Texas and keep the House in 2026. Turns out, their plan might backfire. Here's why: www.welcomestack.org/p/congressio...
Congressional Competition Index Q3: The Ever-Changing House Battlefield
Republicans tried to shrink the battlefield with aggressive gerrymandering, but the 2025 elections suggest these gerrymanders might not hold up
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Republicans redrew the Texas map assuming their 2024 strength with Latinos would hold. But the 2025 elections suggest a moderate like Bobby Pulido could ruin their plans. www.welcomestack.org/p/congressio...
Congressional Competition Index Q3: The Ever-Changing House Battlefield
Republicans tried to shrink the battlefield with aggressive gerrymandering, but the 2025 elections suggest these gerrymanders might not hold up
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Cool kid Hot take: moderation doesn’t matter, it’s all about vibes. Reality: voters actually care about where politicians stand on issues, as Milan Singh shows: www.welcomestack.org/p/voters-are...
Voters are not fools
Issue positioning isn’t everything, but it’s not nothing either
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Democrats are increasingly the party of college-educated white people. Black and Hispanic voters who once made up the "base" have slowly been turning away from the party. Lauren Harper Pope explains why. www.welcomestack.org/p/how-democr...
How Democrats Lost Black and Hispanic Voters
Dems’ problem isn’t in turning out the base — it’s keeping voters of color in the base.
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Ben McAdams is running again, and we're glad to see it. As we said last week: he's a proven winner, and is ready to take back a Congressional seat in Utah. www.welcomestack.org/p/deciding-t...
Deciding to Back Winners
Ben McAdams: Recruiting the Calm to Beat the Storm
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"If Democrats hope to lead a restless nation, we must lay out a clear platform rooted in a commitment to the middle class and those aspiring to it, based on the ideals of our party’s past, yet envisioned for a new age." This is Tom Suozzi's vision for a new kind of old-fashioned democrat.
New Kind of Old-Fashioned Democrat
Learning from a winner
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Donald Trump’s approval rating continues to fall. Following Tuesday’s results, it’s clear—Democrats can win in 2026. The key? Move to the middle.
This week, moderate candidates in Virginia and New Jersey, smashed expectations by running on pragmatic solutions. Want to win in 2026? Move to the center. www.welcomestack.org/p/the-real-l...
The Real Lessons From Last Night
Look to Virginia and New Jersey for lessons about the midterms.
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The lessons from last night should come from Virginia and New Jersey, where moderate Democrats smashed expectations by running on pragmatic solutions, not left-wing ideology. www.welcomestack.org/p/the-real-l...
The Real Lessons From Last Night
Look to Virginia and New Jersey for lessons about the midterms.
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Zohran Mamdani is the left's new hero and right's new villain. But what lessons can Democrats looking to win learn from his meteoric rise? And what myths about his campaign have to be busted along the way? We break it down: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Ci...
The REAL lessons from Zohran Mamdani | Deciding to Win Part 2
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Past performance doesn’t guarantee future results. But it’s usually the best clue we’ve got. Ben McAdams is a superstar, and he needs to run again. www.welcomestack.org/p/deciding-t...
Deciding to Back Winners
Ben McAdams: Recruiting the Calm to Beat the Storm
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Democrats need to get back to winning again. We used to win in states like Florida and Ohio. We used to have Senators in West Virginia and Montana. Here's how we got here: www.welcomestack.org/p/deciding-t...
DECIDING TO WIN: How We Got Here
An analysis of the Democratic Party platforms from 2012 to 2024 gives us clues to the current Democratic Party struggles
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How did Democrats go from winning in states like Florida, Ohio, and Iowa and having U.S. senators in North Dakota, Montana, Missouri, and West Virginia to pundits now warning of a permanent Republican majority in the Senate? Here's how: www.welcomestack.org/p/deciding-t...
DECIDING TO WIN: How We Got Here
An analysis of the Democratic Party platforms from 2012 to 2024 gives us clues to the current Democratic Party struggles
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🚨 Donald Trump and the Republican Party are damaging our economy and threatening our democracy. Democrats need to learn how to win again, but they can't do it with the same old tactics and candidates. Here's exactly how Democrats can start winning: www.welcomestack.org/p/introducin...
Introducing DECIDING TO WIN
Postmortem with a plan
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Moving to the center is the way to win: The New York Times editorial board released essential reading today on why candidates backed by Welcome, Blue Dogs, and New Dems over-perform. www.welcomestack.org/p/the-new-yo...
Essential Reading in The New York Times
To beat authoritarianism, you need to win elections. Centrists do it best.
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Cory Mills has scandals piling up against him quickly, with the latest being a restraining order from his ex. This cycle, we can defeat him. www.welcomestack.org/p/dark-maga-...
Dark MAGA Police Reporting Part 4
The Cory Mills scandals are piling up, now is the chance to oust him from Congress
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The Cory Mills scandals are piling up. A restraining order from his ex, lying about military accomplishments and financial improprieties. This cycle, Democrats could actually unseat him. But they need to focus on ensuring races on the edge of the battlefield get resources.
Dark MAGA Police Reporting Part 4
The Cory Mills scandals are piling up, now is the chance to oust him from Congress
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Democrats have lost ground with those who “somewhat” approve or disapprove of Trump. There’s time to reverse this trend if Democrats want to win in 2026. www.welcomestack.org/p/checking-i...
Checking In On The "Somewhats"
Democrats have lost ground with those who "somewhat" disapprove of Trump. That could cost them in the midterms.
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🚨 This should be sending off alarm bells for Democrats. Even though Donald Trump’s approval rating continues to fall, so too does the Democratic Party’s. This should be a warning heading into 2026.
