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Biden rode the perception of electability to victory in 2020. But now it may be his undoing.

NBC News

"Lauren Harper, a co-founder of Welcome PAC, which supports moderate Democrats running in conservative-leaning swing districts, said its polling shows electability remains the overwhelming concern for Democrats when they think about whom they want as their nominee, including potential replacements for Biden. “They want someone who can win,” she said. “And many don’t think that Biden can do it.”

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Biden Reaches for the New Political Center

Boston Globe

“‘There’s momentum moving toward the center, and both the far left and far right demonstrated recently how important momentum is in politics”’said Liam Kerr, cofounder of the Welcome Party, which pushes the idea of a Democratic tent big enough to welcome independents and disaffected Republicans.”

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The Vital Center: Learning from the Extremes

Democracy Journal

“While the polarization and hyperpartisanship gripping American politics pit Republicans against Democrats, a nasty byproduct is the strangling of moderate, pragmatic political leaders within their own parties…Fortunately, partisan centrist political entrepreneurs [have stepped in] whose attitude toward politics is more welcoming.”

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Republicans Against Perry on PBS Newshour

PBS News Hour

“Republicans against Perry is hoping to encourage moderate republicans to to back the democratic contender… [Janelle Stelson] is not some member of the AOC squad coming in to impose progressivism on centra PA. This is a moderate who easily could have, in an earlier time, run as a republican. We know there are enough republicans in this district to split their tickets.”

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While Biden Worries About the Left, the Voters He Needs Are in the Center

Wall Street Journal

“The voters that elected Biden in the first place are the center-left voters that liked his centrist policies, not the Bernie Sanders-Elizabeth Warren slice of the electorate,” said Lauren Harper Pope, who co-founded a group called WelcomePAC that urges Democrats to make pragmatic, big-tent appeals.

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A Welcome Approach

The Median Society

Host Anthony Mitchell speaks with Co-Founder of The Welcome Party and Democratic Strategist Lauren Harper Pope about moderate and black voters.

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Black Democrats are moderate

Slow Boring

[Media coverage of Black voters] needs to more accurately represent the sentiment of the entire demographic and not merely its progressive segment.

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The Motivating Issues for Voters in 2024

MSNBC

A situation that needs to be addressed is, as per findings from a recent Blueprint Polling poll, 43% of voters think that Biden is more to their left and 41% think that Trump is to their right.

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