Way to Win
Template:TOCnestleft Way to Win is committed to building the power of our base: women, people of color, Indigenous people, LGBTQ+ people, and young people. This multiracial coalition is key to winning, and Republicans know it. Thus, they weaponize race to consolidate their power among white voters. Meanwhile, Democrats fall into the trap of focusing on “electability” — which is code for appealing to white swing voters. This language papers over an implicit bias and it covers over the untapped power of the Democratic base.
We believe that with the right policies, narratives, and campaign strategies, a multiracial fusion coalition can carry the best person to office. This coalition is looking for candidates who will reflect and represent their concerns, candidates who have bold visions to solve big problems. This coalition wants a candidate who speaks to the possibility of an America that is just, democratic, and free from the domination of corporate control. This coalition wants a candidate who is willing to take a stand for what they believe in.
We've developed this Presidential Playbook in collaboration with some of the best movement leaders and political strategists in the country to create a lens through which we can examine every candidate, based on how they’re running their campaign and what they stand for, rather than succumbing to the vague language of “electability.” By defining criteria through questions, this Playbook can be a practical guide and aid in evaluating which candidates will see themselves as accountable to the true base. These questions, organized by the signals of success we’ve seen in campaigns over the course of the last several cycles, will change the direction of politics in America – if we use them. We need the candidates to hear from us at every turn. When you meet with candidates, participate in endorsements, or make funding decisions, we ask you to lift up these questions. Working together, our coalition can help ensure the person elected to office is reflective of, and held accountable to, these values.
Join us in using the presidential primary to shift the conversation and build long-term power for a progressive future.[1]
Co-Founders
- Tory Gavito Way to Win Co-Founder & President Founding Executive Director, Texas Future Project
- Leah Hunt-Hendrix Way to Win Co-Founder & Vice President Co-Founder and Former Executive Director, Solidaire
- Jenifer Fernandez Ancona Way to Win Co-Founder Vice President of Strategy & Member Engagement, Women Donors Network[2]
Staff
- Nicole Boucher - Vice President
- Tori Miyagi - Director of Programs & Operations
- Elise Pyo - Director of Design
- Kellie Dupree - Director of Political Strategy
- Colleen Loper - Director of Political Strategy
- Leah Marsters - Director of Membership
- Elena Ruiz - Director of Advising
- Samantha Lee Robles - Digital & Communications Associate
- Dailey Dexter - Executive Assistant[3]
"Presidential Playbook"
Playbook Co-Authors + Champions
Signatories listed in the order received. Last updated April 22, 2019.
Title and organization are listed for identification purposes only. The views expressed in this Presidential Playbook belong solely to the signatories, and not necessarily to the signatories’ employers or organizations.
- Tory Gavito Co-Founder & President Way to Win
- Nicole Boucher Vice President Way to Win
- Chris Maggiano President Cormier & Co
- Vini Bhansali Executive Director Solidaire Action
- George Goehl Director People's Action
- Billy Wimsatt Executive Director Movement Voter Project
- Jessica Byrd Founder and Chief Doer Three Point Strategies
- Aimee Allison President She the People
- Stephanie Valencia Founder Equis Labs
- DeJuana Thompson Partner, Think Rubix Creator, Woke Vote
- Jess Morales Rocketto Executive Director Care in Action
- Cristina Tzintzun Executive Director Jolt
- Tania Unzueta Policy Director Mijente
- Leah Hunt-Hendrix Co-Founder & V.P. Way to Win
- Stephanie Porta Executive Director Organize Florida
- Sophie Robinson Founder Robinwood Center
- Andrea Mercado Executive Director The New Florida Majority
- Susan Pritzker Director Libra Foundation
- Alejandra Gomez Co-Executive Director LUCHA
- Michelle Tremillo Executive Director Texas Organizing Project
- Maurice Mitchell National Director Working Families Party
- Anat Shenker-Osorio Founder ASO Communications
- Latosha Brown Co-Founder & Chief Doer Black Voters Matter Fund
- Leah Greenberg Co-Executive Director Indivisible Project
- Yvonne Gutierrez Advocate and Community Organizer
- Rashad Robinson President Color Of Change
- Jenifer Fernandez Ancona Co-Founder, Way to Win Director, WDN Action
- Tram Nguyen Co-Executive Director New Virginia Majority
- Jennifer Epps-Addison President & Co-Executive Director Center for Popular Democracy Action
- Dorian Warren President Community Change Action
- Ryan Greenwood Director of Movement Politics People's Action
- Josie Mooney Organizing Director Peoples Action
- Nse Ufot Executive Director New Georgia Project Action Fund
- Crystal Zermeno Director of Electoral Strategy Texas Organizing Project
- Cristina Jimenez Moreta Executive Director & Co-Founder United We Dream Action
- Cliff Albright Co-Founder & Executive Director Black Voters Matter Fund
- Kirk Noden Strategic Advisor Community Building Strategies
- Anathea Chino Co-Founder Advance Native Political Leadership
- Esther Lim Organizing Director Asian American Advocacy Fund