In this episode of The Depolarizers, Lauren Harper Pope is in conversation with Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, who represents Michigan’s eighth congressional district. You may recognize McDonald Rivet’s name as the one that tops Split Ticket’s WAR (Wins Above Replacement) Model chart — McDonald Rivet was the biggest over-performer of the 2024 election cycle, with a WAR score of a whopping 8.6 points, and she over-performed Harris by 8 points. McDonald Rivet is a member of the New Democrat Coalition, serving as the caucus’ Freshman Leadership Representative.

In today’s episode of The Depolarizers, Welcome co-founder Lauren Harper Pope is in conversation with Rep. Adam Gray, who represents California’s 13th congressional district.

Now serving as Whip of the Blue Dog Coalition, Gray ran as a Blue Dog in a district that is home to one of the founders of the original Blue Dog Caucus, and he is one of many Blue Dog Democrats to serve CA-13 district in Congress. Remarkably, in 2024, Gray was the only Democrat to flip a district that voted for Trump in that election cycle. Gray is speaking at WelcomeFest June 4 in Washington, DC. RSVP to hear from him live!

In today’s episode of The Depolarizers, Lauren Harper Pope is in conversation with Rep. Brad Schneider, who represents the northern Chicago suburbs in Illinois’ 10th congressional district. Rep. Schneider is Chair of the New Democrat Coalition, commonly known as the New Dems caucus. New Dems were a co-sponsor of last year’s inaugural WelcomeFest. You can join us at WelcomeFest 2025 on June 4 in Washington, DC! Read more and watch the video for this episode via WelcomeStack.org.