Win the Middle: How to Build a Sustainable Democratic Majority
The Welcome Party
In 2022, a former independent named Adam Frisch ran as a big-tent Democrat in Colorado’s 3rd District and came within just 546 votes of defeating Lauren Boebert — all without a prayer from the pundits and a dime from the national party committees. Here’s how he did it.
Over the course of the 2022 cycle, WelcomePAC’s quarterly Conceding Democracy reports highlighted 21 flippable red districts where Democrats were at risk of conceding races to Republicans by not fielding a credible challenge.
These seats were generally rated as “Safe Republican” by the ratings agencies, but some Democratic candidates proved them wrong.
Win the Middle: How to Build a Sustainable Democratic Majority
The Welcome Party