"This week, the self-styled centrist group WelcomePAC released a document entitled "Deciding to Win" - advised on by some of the Democratic Party's most prominent strategists, including David Axelrod, James Carville, and David Plouffe - urging Democrats to act a little more like Republicans on so-called "identity and cultural issues." The 58-page memo reads like a compendium of the consultant class' worst instincts, encouraging candidates to become little more than poll-tested avatars and walking focus groups, trading conviction for triangulation."
"The document begins with five key pillars for the party. Some of them make a lot of sense, such as "messaging on an economic program centered on lowering costs, growing the economy, creating jobs, and expanding the social safety net," critiquing "the outsized political and economic influence of" the "ultra-wealthy," and support for a $15/hour minimum wage. Others, though, encourage the party to abandon platforms that have been central to its identity and mission to protect the most vulnerable in society, calling for the party to "Moderate our positions where our agenda is unpopular, including on issues like immigration, public safety, energy production, and some identity and cultural issues.""
A centrist political group advised by prominent Democratic strategists urges Democrats to adopt more Republican-like approaches on identity and cultural issues. The proposal pairs economic priorities—lowering costs, growing the economy, creating jobs, and expanding the social safety net—with critiques of the ultra-wealthy and support for a $15/hour minimum wage. The recommendations also urge moderating positions on immigration, public safety, energy production, and certain identity issues. The proposal frames support for the Equality Act and protecting LGBTQ+ Americans as evidence the party "moved left," potentially deprioritizing LGBTQ+ rights and risking harm to queer and transgender people.
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