"The "Deciding To Win" report from a group of legal organizations called Welcome claims that to win the next election, Democrats need to move towards the center and abandon progressive ideals, such as supporting LGBTQ+ people, fighting climate change, and protecting reproductive rights. Those issues are "where Democrats are trusted more," but they "tend to be less important to voters," writes Simon Bazelon, a Research Fellow with Welcome."
"These suggestions are in line with the knee-jerk reaction to throw trans people under the bus that many pundits had in the wake of the president's victory in 2024. Claims of the necessity to do so have been rebuked time and time again. Welcome started in 2021 as the WelcomePAC, established by Lauren Harper Pope and Liam Kerr. They led "big tent" campaigns in Ohio races, hoping to help Tim Ryan (D) defeat JD Vance (R) for Senate (which ultimately did not happen)."
Welcome, a group of legal organizations, urges Democrats to shift toward the center and abandon progressive stances on LGBTQ+ rights, climate action, and reproductive rights to win the next election. The organization notes Democrats are more trusted on those issues but contends they carry lower salience for many voters and recommends changing positions on lower-salience cultural topics such as affirmative action and transgender athletes. The recommendations follow reactions after the 2024 presidential outcome, have drawn criticism for advocating concessions on transgender rights, and rest on analysis of election results, polls, academic research, and recent surveys. Welcome began as WelcomePAC in 2021 and later founded The Welcome Party and the Welcome Democracy Institute.
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