The Front Page of the Center-Left
WelcomeStack began as a weekly reflection on the work we do on the frontlines of democracy. What started for friends of the Welcome team has grown into the front page of the center-left, featuring the data, analysis, interviews, and case studies charting a path forward for an informed community that takes action together:
1,000+ gathering in-person headlined by the annual WelcomeFest (“A who’s who of the center-left” according to Politico, and “CPAC of the Center” according to The New York Times)
5,000+ supporters investing more than $24 million into the causes & candidates who win majorities, reduce polarization, and govern well
2,000,000+ views on evergreen content, from candidates winning swing districts to the premier postmortem of the 2024 election
Welcome practices a politics powered by the principled majority, not the extremes, by engaging independent voters and building the community of Democrats focused on winning majorities, reducing polarization, and governing well. We believe centrist Democrats need to organize, because “The Democrats” don’t. This drives What “Welcome” Means.
Our team has engaged millions of voters in dozens of states, and WelcomePAC supports bold, pragmatic candidates running in red and purple House districts that the Democratic Party overlooks. It works: voters notice what DC misses, and Welcome candidates outperformed other Democrats by 5+ points in both 2022 and 2024.
The Long View
The short-term is important, but too much political analysis today obsesses over the immediate, rarely looking more than two years ahead at any time. But both parties’ inability to build large and durable coalitions will take years to address, as they drive ever-worsening tribalism and toxic polarization, growing social and geographic isolation, and waning levels of patriotism.
The Long View with Ruy Teixeira and Michael Baharaeen delivers rigorous, data-driven analysis to move past our current era of “politics without winners.” From now through the 2028 nominating conventions, this newsletter will serve as an intellectual successor to their work at The Liberal Patriot, bringing big-picture updates to their approach which diagnosed structural political problems years before they were widely accepted.
Ruy, Michael, and friends will build on these themes, looking further down the road and deep into the past, while also offering insights about the political landscapes of 2026 and 2028.
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