The Dispatch

“‘There are at least a dozen districts similar to Frisch’s where Democrats conceded seats in 2022,’ Welcome PAC co-founder Lauren Harper told The Dispatch. ‘If Democrats want to win back the House majority in 2024, they’ll need more Adam Frisches competing to win in vulnerable red seats across the country.’”

The Bulwark

“Too many Democrats believe they have no agency in shaping the opinion of voters in the middle. At the heart of the Fox News Fallacy is a false powerlessness, combined with disdain for voters in the middle who may actually care how Democrats describe themselves.”

An Honorable Profession

“Their latest effort, the WelcomePAC, supports candidates in ‘democracy districts’ — areas where Democrats can be competitive if they identify compelling candidates and communicate effectively with these voters.”

The Columbus Dispatch

“Sherrod Brown is an independent Democrat — certainly not some New York or California liberal. Ohio voters recognize this, and it’s likely why many GOP voters have split their tickets to support Brown in the past. In 2018, for example, Brown won his race for Senate on the same ticket that Mike DeWine won for governor.”

The Well

“We can thank South Carolina voters (and South Carolina Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn!) for ending Sanders’ and Warren’s campaigns and, in choosing Joe Biden, paving the way for a pragmatic choice who could actually defeat Donald Trump.”

The New York Times

“I asked Liam Kerr, co-founder of the centrist Welcome PAC, for his views on state of the intraparty debate. He emailed back: ‘Far-left political science deniers refuse to accept the fact that moderate candidates still outperform those at the extremes…’”

Beyond Politics

“Democrats have been congratulating themselves for a strong showing in the 2022 midterms. But when it comes to the House, did they actually fumble the ball at the goal line?”

The New York Times

“Reflecting on the results nationwide, ‘it kind of feels like Democrats are celebrating in the locker room because we lost by four,’ said Liam Kerr, a co-founder of Welcome PAC, a nascent group that aims to become the Justice Democrats of the political center.”

The Bulwark

“The 2022 red wave was bigger than expected—but it took a big dump when it hit moderate Democrats focused on persuasion who were backed up by credible Republican Never Trump messengers.”

Commonwealth Magazine

“The Democrats’ chance of winning the House this year were harmed by unnecessary primary challenges, several led by prominent US Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.”

The Blaze

“WelcomePAC, a committee committed to helping Democrats hold on to power, noted that Ocasio-Cortez ‘spent more this cycle on merchandise than the combined fundraising of 12 Democratic nominees challenging beatable GOP incumbents.’”

Washington Examiner

“Liam Kerr, the co-founder of the liberal Welcome PAC, said split-ticket voters are a ‘depolarizing force’ in the current political climate. ‘I think where the issues become really important is they create a way for a candidate to distance themselves from their party and have appeal as an individual.’”

Axios

“‘Both parties and the media love polarization porn, but normal voters know the electorate is volatile and ticket-splitters are common,’ said Liam Kerr, the co-founder of WelcomePAC, which tried to gin up Republican votes for Democrat Tim Ryan in Ohio's Senate race.”

Atlanta Magazine

“WelcomePAC, a Democrat-backed political action committee from Washington, D.C., just kicked off a Kemp-Warnock campaign to charm Republican voters who ‘cannot support Hershel Walker’ into voting for the incumbent senator, according to a press release from the group.”

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“Partisans were buzzing about a new website making the rounds on social media, funded by the left-leaning WelcomePAC.”

HuffPost

“‘Lots of people have bet on abortion as their get-out-of-jail-free card, and Tim didn’t,’ said Irene Lin, a Cleveland-based Democratic strategist who now works for Welcome PAC, which is wooing Republicans on Ryan’s behalf. ‘He knew kitchen table issues were the winner here.’”

The Lincoln Project Podcast

“Host Reed Galen is joined by Lauren Harper & Liam Kerr, the Co-Founders of WelcomePAC, a Democratic-aligned PAC that applies insurgent tactics to support pro-democracy & center-left candidates in swing districts.”

WDTN Dayton

“While GOP groups saw something to be gained in dishing out dollars to Vance, who is seeking to replace a Republican in Rob Portman, national Democratic committees – with the exception of the Democratic-funded WelcomePAC – have been less inclined to offer the same level of financial support to Ryan.”