CNL December Newsletter

What We’re Up To

It’s safe to say that the outcome of the 2024 election wasn’t what we wanted, and the next four years are going to be tough for America and the rest of the world. Donald Trump’s authoritarian impulses will be a threat to not just America but to liberal democracy all over the world, and we must be ready to stand in firm defense of our values. We’ll have a lot to say and do in the coming months and years, but for now, we put out a short statement from CNL Director Colin Mortimer and our steering committee on what lies ahead for us, which you can read here [[link removed]].

This election wasn’t a complete disappointment, however, and we want to take the time to highlight some of the victories for our chapters in America. First and foremost, the Seattle New Liberals helped get Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez over the finish line in Washington’s 3rd District, having twice taken the 5 hour round trip drive down to her district to knock doors - twice!

The DC New Liberals facilitated wins for Democrats across state lines, canvassing for Rep-Elect Sarah Elfreth in Maryland’s 3rd District, Maryland Senator-Elect Angela Alsobrooks, Rep-Elect Eugene Vindman in Virginia’s 7th District, and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. The LA New Liberals endorsed a staunchly pro-housing candidate - Rep-Elect Laura Friedman - and supported Rep-Elect George Whitesides, flipping California’s 35th District from red to blue.

Nationally this year, we also supported six candidates through the Center for New Liberalism Action fund, all of whom won their elections, including five of whom were in tough races. These candidates included Congressman Don Davis (NC-01), Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), Congresswoman-Elect Janelle Bynum (OR-05), Congressman-Elect Eugene Vindman (VA-07), Congressman-Elect George Whitesides (CA-27), and North Carolina Lieutenant Governor-Elect Rachel Hunt. We couldn’t be more excited for these pragmatic center-left candidates to return to or take office in January, and look forward to working more with them in the future.

In other good news, last month, we were excited to attend the launch of the bipartisan Congressional YIMBY Caucus, which is co-chaired by three of our good friends that we’ve done events with - Representatives Scott Peters (CA-50), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), and Jake Auchincloss (MA-04). You can read our statement on the launch of the caucus here.

In this time of political uncertainty dominated by far-right populism and illiberalism there’s no better time to join our center-left movement by becoming a dues-paying member of the Center for New Liberalism.

There’s a lot of work to do in the years ahead, and our chapters are going to be at forefront of the fight for liberalism, both at home and abroad. As a member, you can be part of our international community that’s focused on uplifting pragmatic ideas and candidates at the federal, state, and local levels across the country and abroad. Click the button below to learn more about the benefits of CNL membership and to register as a dues-paying member with your local chapter.

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In the News

Date: October 28
Publication: Los Angeles Daily News
Title: The High Cost of the Big Picture: Why Measure A Isn’t Enough
Author & Chapter: Thomas Irwin, Los Angeles New Liberals
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Date: October 29
Publication: Ordinary Times
Title: Declare Your Independence from Donald Trump
Mention & Chapter: Jacob Grier, Portland New Liberals
Quote: “What to do? You could vote for a third party. You could leave the presidential line blank and only vote for down-ballot candidates. These are better options than voting for Trump. But I’d urge you to do what I will be doing myself, regardless of my policy differences with Democrats: vote for his opponent Kamala Harris.”
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Date: October 31
Publication: Reason
Title: Dave Smith, David Stockman, and Jacob Grier: Who Is The Lesser Evil?
Mention & Chapter: Jacob Grier, Portland New Liberals
Quote: “And lastly, we'll talk with Jacob Grier, a writer and Reason contributor who says that from a libertarian and small government perspective, the choice is obvious. Donald Trump is an authoritarian threat and Kamala Harris is a far superior choice.”
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Date: November 8
Publication: Politico
Title: What Democrats missed about the future of human connection
Mention: Jeremiah Johnson, Co-Founder of CNL
Quote: “The Harris campaign had all the traditional stuff, she had the endorsements, she had the ground game and she had the professional political operatives, and it didn’t matter, because Trump won online, he won podcasts, and he won Twitter,” Jeremiah Johnson, co-founder of the Center for New Liberalism and author of the Infinite Scroll Substack focused on online culture, told DFD.”
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Date: November 14
Publication: The Center Square
Title: Los Angeles advances more rent control after voters reject statewide expansion
Mention & Chapter: Tyler Laferriere-Holloway, LA New Liberals
Quote: “City staff and supportive councilmembers clearly did not consult an economist, or even the average Angeleno voter, on this proposal.”
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Date: November 17
Publication: Offline with Jon Favreau - Crooked Media
Title: How Donald Trump Dominated the Online Ecosystem in the 2024 Election
Mention & Chapter: Jeremiah Johnson, Co-Founder of CNL
Quote: “Jeremiah Johnson joins Offline to chat with Jon about how Donald Trump utilized 'manosphere' podcasts to win the 2024 election, conservative media on the internet and why there won't be a Joe Rogan of the left.”
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Date: November 25
Publication: PBS NewsHour
Title: Trump’s success among young men illustrates influence of online ‘manosphere’
Mention & Chapter: Jeremiah Johnson, Co-Founder of CNL
Quote: “Jeremiah Johnson is the co-founder of the Center for New Liberalism, an organization that advocates for center-left politics. He says that while Harris’ team dominated the campaign trail in traditional ways, including fundraising and door-knocking, they made a critical mistake in not doing more online appeals to young men.”
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Events

Date: December 10th | 5:00 PM
Chapter: Seattle New Liberals
Title: Seattle Rally for More Housing Pt. 2
Location: Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, 301 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
Summary: We're teaming up with Seattle YIMBY to rally around housing abundance once again. This time at the final Zoning Information Session in D7 on Tuesday 12/10. We'll start with short speeches outside and then join the info session to show our commitment to growing this city.
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Date: December 11th | 6:00 PM
Chapter: Bay Area New Liberals
Title: Bay Area New Liberals December Happy Hour
Location: Irish Bank SF, 10 Mark Ln, San Francisco, CA 94108
Summary: Elections season is over and the holiday season has started. Come join us for a chill hangout to cap off the year.
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Date: December 12th | 7:00 PM
Chapter: Advance Huntsville
Title: Advance Huntsville + YIMBY Holiday Party
Location: Mad Malts Brewing, 109 Maple Ave NW, Huntsville, AL 35801
Summary: Join us as we return to Mad Maltz for the Advance Huntsville 2024 Holiday Party! Stop by for free food and drinks as we celebrate another successful year!
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Date: December 13th | 7:00 PM
Chapter: Boston New Liberals
Title: Boston New Liberals December Happy Hour
Location: Olde Magoun's Saloon, 518 Medford St, Somerville, MA 02145
Summary: Boston New Liberals December Happy Hour. See you there!
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Date: December 17th | 8:00 PM
Chapter: Houston New Liberals
Title: Houston New Liberals December Social
Location: Empire Cafe, 1732 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77098
Summary: Join the Houston New Liberals to meet with like-minded center-left Democrats for food and great conversations about how we can advance our agenda in Houston!
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Date: December 18th | 7:00 PM
Chapter: Atlanta New Liberals
Title: Atlanta New Liberals December Social
Location: Manuel's Tavern, 602 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
Summary: Come join the Atlanta New Liberals for drinks and great conversations on how we can advance our agenda in Atlanta!
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Date: December 18th | 6:30 PM
Chapter: Twin Cities New Liberals
Title: Twin Cities New Liberals December Meetup
Location: Venn Brewing, 3550 E 46th St, Minneapolis, MN 55406
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Date: December 26th | 6:30 PM
Chapter: Dallas New Liberals
Title: Dallas New Liberals December Social
Location: Pegasus City Brewery, 1508 Commerce St, Dallas, TX 75201
Summary: Join the Dallas New Liberals for drinks and discussion on how we can build a DFW that works for everyone!
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Date: January 2nd | 6:00 PM
Chapter: Austin New Liberals
Title: Austin New Liberals January Social
Location: Tweedy's Bar, 2908 Fruth St, Unit 101, Austin, TX 78705
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Podcasts

A Better Climate Activism Ft. Matt Yglesias
Last week, climate activists disrupted a climate event because one of the speakers, Matt Yglesias, is supportive of fracking for natural gas. Matt joins the New Liberal podcast to discuss why he thinks fracking is a necessary part of our energy policy, what climate protestors get wrong in their approach to politics, and what a more effective form of climate activism would look like.

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Modeling the 2024 Race Ft. Lakshya Jain
We're now very close to election night, so what exactly is the state of the presidential race? Lakshya Jain, CEO and co-founder of Split Ticket, joins the podcast to discuss the race. We chat about why this election has been hard to model, what people get wrong about the polls, what the state of the battle for Congress looks like, and what signs to watch out for on election night.
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The Congressional District that Could Swing the Election
Everyone's talking about the swing states, but few people are talking about Nebraska's 2nd Congressional district. Co-founder of Women Who Run Nebraska Denise Powell joins the podcast to discuss why this one district in a bright red state could end up deciding the entire US presidential election.
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A 2024 Post-Election Breakdown
Jeremiah tackles Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election in this episode. Why did the country shift right? What issues were crucial to the campaign? How did digital media vs traditional campaign tactics work? And where do Dems go from here? All this and more in this episode of the New Liberal Podcast.
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Can Antitrust Help Fix Our Broken Politics? Ft. Diana Moss
PPI's Diana Moss joins the podcast to make the argument that not only is fixing our antitrust enforcement good policy, but it's also a key part of fixing the Democratic Party's political woes.
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How Democrats Win Ft. Congressman Ritchie Torres
How can Democrats break the trends we saw in 2024? Congressman Ritchie Torres joins the podcast to talk about why Democrats are losing key demographics, how the far left undermines Democrats' credibility as a party, and why we must listen to the voices of everyday Americans in the center.
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Making Government More Effective Ft. Jennifer Pahlka
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will be leading a new organization called DOGE, the Department of Governmental Efficiency. Can they actually make the government more effective? Jennifer Pahlka is the author of Recoding America and she joins the podcast to talk about why the government is so ineffective in so many ways, whether or not Elon and Vivek have the right ideas, and what needs to be done to build a better state capacity.
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Closing Remarks

If you aren’t already involved, we encourage you to get more involved with your local CNL chapter, and consider joining their leadership team! Not sure if you have a chapter in your area? Check out the chapter map on our website to find out, and sign up for email updates from your local chapter!

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