"Former Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos, ex-chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, will serve as president. The group describes itself as a "hub for center-left policy and advocacy." Bustos said it will air issue-focused ads during the midterm elections and the 2028 presidential campaign, but it won't endorse candidates. Zoom out: Democrats have been locked in a heated debate over how to move forward since President Trump won a second term."
"She said cutting red tape, streamlining regulations and supporting workforce training are among the top policy goals of her group, which is structured as a 501(c)(4) political nonprofit. "We share many of the same principles as the Abundance movement, around lowering costs, around making it easier to build and to generate opportunity," Bustos said. Her group is also looking to counter recent population and job losses in blue states, which it blames in part on onerous permitting, licensing and zoning rules."
Cheri Bustos will serve as president of a new center-left policy and advocacy hub that plans to run issue-focused advertising during upcoming elections without endorsing candidates. The group prioritizes cutting red tape, streamlining regulations and supporting workforce training, and is organized as a 501(c)(4) political nonprofit. The group aligns with the Abundance movement on lowering costs and easing construction to generate opportunity. The initiative aims to address population and job losses in blue states, attributing some declines to onerous permitting, licensing and zoning rules amid intra-party debate between moderates and progressives.
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