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Cowan">Jonathan Cowan</a><br />Matt Bennett<br />Nancy Hale<br />Jim Kessler</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Taxpayer_Identification_Number" title="Taxpayer Identification Number">Tax ID no.</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">20-1734070<sup id="cite_ref-990-2016_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-990-2016-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Legal status</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/501(c)(4)" class="mw-redirect" title="501(c)(4)">501(c)(4)</a><sup id="cite_ref-990-2016_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-990-2016-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Third_Way_(United_States)&params=38.903358_N_77.039347_W_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°54′12″N</span> <span class="longitude">77°02′22″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.903358°N 77.039347°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.903358; -77.039347</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/President_(corporation)" class="mw-redirect" title="President (corporation)">President</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Cowan" title="Jonathan Cowan">Jonathan Cowan</a><sup id="cite_ref-about_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">Chairman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Trustees" class="mw-redirect" title="Board of Trustees">Board of Trustees</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">John L. Vogelstein<sup id="cite_ref-about_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Third Way Institute</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Revenue</th><td class="infobox-data">$10,405,228<sup id="cite_ref-990-2016_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-990-2016-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (2016)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Expenses</th><td class="infobox-data">$8,704,498<sup id="cite_ref-990-2016_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-990-2016-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (2016)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Employees</th><td class="infobox-data">71<sup id="cite_ref-990-2016_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-990-2016-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (2016)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Volunteers</th><td class="infobox-data">32<sup id="cite_ref-990-2016_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-990-2016-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (2016)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://thirdway.org">thirdway<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Third Way</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Public_policy" title="Public policy">public policy</a> think tank founded in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It develops and advocates for policies that it says represent "modern <a href="/wiki/Center-left" class="mw-redirect" title="Center-left">center-left</a> ideas".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is described as a <a href="/wiki/Centrist" class="mw-redirect" title="Centrist">centrist</a> think tank for <a href="/wiki/Moderate_Democrat" class="mw-redirect" title="Moderate Democrat">moderate Democrats</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Hohmann_2011_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hohmann_2011-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while critics see it as <a href="/wiki/Neoliberal" class="mw-redirect" title="Neoliberal">neoliberal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lacy_2019_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lacy_2019-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, Third Way was awarded as the North American Think Tank of the Year by <i><a href="/wiki/Prospect_(magazine)" title="Prospect (magazine)">Prospect</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-thebestschools.org_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thebestschools.org-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The think tank's supporters and advocates include like-minded <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a> politicians, think tanks, and individual donors.<sup id="cite_ref-Hohmann_2011_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hohmann_2011-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Third Way's funding also partially comes from philanthropy, foundations, and personal donations. Since its founding, Third Way has been directly involved in policy issues such as the benefits of energy innovation, student accountability measures under the <a href="/wiki/Every_Student_Succeeds_Act" title="Every Student Succeeds Act">Every Student Succeeds Act</a>, deficit reduction, proposals to reform <a href="/wiki/Medicare_(United_States)" title="Medicare (United States)">Medicare</a> and <a href="/wiki/Medicaid" title="Medicaid">Medicaid</a>, the repeal of "<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_ask,_don%27t_tell" title="Don't ask, don't tell">Don't ask, don't tell</a>", and new trade accords with Colombia, South Korea, and Panama.<sup id="cite_ref-thebestschools.org_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thebestschools.org-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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project was closing the <a href="/wiki/Gun_show_loophole" title="Gun show loophole">gun show loophole</a>, through which people could purchase guns at gun shows without needing a background check, by passing the <a href="/wiki/Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act" title="Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act">Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act</a>. It helped pass two 2000 state-level ballot initiatives in Colorado and Oregon to close the gun show loophole there and attempted to pass federal legislation carried by Senators <a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a> (R-AZ) and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Lieberman" title="Joe Lieberman">Joe Lieberman</a> (D-CT), which failed to become law. AGS was folded into Third Way in 2005 in the wake of the <a href="/wiki/2004_U.S._presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 U.S. presidential election">2004 U.S. presidential election</a> as a policy, messaging, and strategy idea center and think tank. Third Way was co-founded by <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Cowan" title="Jonathan Cowan">Jonathan Cowan</a>, Matt Bennett,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jim Kessler,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Nancy Hale.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Policy_areas">Policy areas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Way_(United_States)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Policy areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Third Way's work covers seven policy areas: <a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_the_United_States" title="Climate change in the United States">climate</a> and <a href="/wiki/Energy_in_the_United_States" title="Energy in the United States">energy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_States" title="Economy of the United States">economy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States" title="Education in the United States">education</a>, <a href="/wiki/Healthcare_in_the_United_States" title="Healthcare in the United States">healthcare</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_security" title="National security">national security</a>, <a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_States" title="Politics of the United States">politics</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Social_policy" title="Social policy">social policy</a>. In the climate policy area, Third Way advocates for <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_power" title="Nuclear power">nuclear power</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Clean_energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Clean energy">clean energy</a> alternatives. In the economic policy, Third Way advocates for infrastructure development and tax reform. In education, Third Way focuses on addressing what they see as issues in both <a href="/wiki/K-12" class="mw-redirect" title="K-12">K-12</a> and <a href="/wiki/Higher_education_in_the_United_States" title="Higher education in the United States">higher education</a>. Protecting and improving the <a href="/wiki/Affordable_Care_Act" title="Affordable Care Act">Affordable Care Act</a> is Third Way's aim regarding healthcare. Third Way also seeks to develop electoral strategies for the broader left and advocates for socially liberal policies such as <a href="/wiki/Abortion_law_in_the_United_States_by_state" title="Abortion law in the United States by state">abortion rights</a>, <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States" title="Same-sex marriage in the United States">same-sex marriage</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Legalization_of_marijuana" class="mw-redirect" title="Legalization of marijuana">legalization of marijuana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-about_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Policy_work">Policy work</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Way_(United_States)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Policy work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2010, Third Way sponsored a report written by <a href="/wiki/William_Galston" title="William Galston">William Galston</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Brookings_Institution" title="Brookings Institution">Brookings Institution</a> and Elaine Kamarck of <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Kennedy_School" title="Harvard Kennedy School">Harvard Kennedy School</a> titled "Change You Can Believe In Needs a Government You Can Trust".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The report analyzed Americans' trust in government and reported it was in serious decline, possibly presenting significant challenges to the <a href="/wiki/Obama_administration" class="mw-redirect" title="Obama administration">Obama administration</a>'s agenda. Third Way's other economic work has included rural reinvestment efforts, a plan to make opportunity more widely available to American middle class and defending the Affordable Care Act. As an example of Third Way's rural reinvestment program, Third Way developed the policies framed in Spurring Weatherization Investments in Rural America, which was introduced by Representative <a href="/wiki/Jim_Clyburn" title="Jim Clyburn">Jim Clyburn</a> (D-South Carolina) and Senator <a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Graham" title="Lindsey Graham">Lindsey Graham</a> (R-South Carolina) as the Rural Energy Savings Program.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Third Way argued for members of opposing parties to sit together at the President's annual address in 2011 and 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Third Way worked on a campaign to evaluate the Democratic Party connection with voters after the <a href="/wiki/2016_U.S._presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 U.S. presidential election">2016 U.S. presidential election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The report found a drop-off in support among voters of color, concluding they are persuasion voters needing a compelling economic narrative, and that Republican efforts to brand Democrats as radicals worked—including with minority voters.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Along those lines, Third Way hosted consultations and meetings with politicians and strategists from around the country to develop a Democratic strategy for winning the <a href="/wiki/2018_midterm_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 midterm elections">2018 midterm elections</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2020_U.S._presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 U.S. presidential election">2020 U.S. presidential election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Democratic_Dilemma_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Democratic_Dilemma-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2017, Third Way's economic program was undertaking a campaign to highlight the scarcity of opportunity as a root cause of <a href="/wiki/Income_inequality_in_the_United_States" title="Income inequality in the United States">income inequality in the United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Democratic_Dilemma_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Democratic_Dilemma-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2018, Third Way released a report outlining a new cause for the Democratic Party and several policy ideas that the organization says "redefines government's role in expanding the opportunity to earn".<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s coverage of the report considered it "an opening bid in the 2020 '<a href="/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries">ideas primary</a><span style="padding-right:.15em;">'</span>".<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other parts of Third Way's work are also related to politics, including their study of the <a href="/wiki/Battleground_state" class="mw-redirect" title="Battleground state">battleground states</a> and districts that determined congressional majorities in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, their public opinion research and focus groups revealed that persuadable voters, who backed <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> and then <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>, saw Trump as focused on creating jobs and Democrats as "working for someone else".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Pennsylvania" title="University of Pennsylvania">University of Pennsylvania</a>'s "2019 Global Go To Think Tanks Report", the Third Way was ranked 19th for Best New Idea or Paradigm Developed by a Think Tank, 49th among Think Tanks with the Most Significant Impact on Public Policy, 60th among Top Think Tanks in the United States, 82nd for Best Advocacy Campaign, and 93rd among Social Policy Think Tanks worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In its report on the findings, Third Way called for the Democratic Party to focus on becoming the Jobs Party to voters. In its review of the 2016 and 2020 elections, authored alongside <a href="/wiki/The_Collective_PAC" class="mw-redirect" title="The Collective PAC">The Collective PAC</a> and Latino Victory Fund, Third Way called for the Democratic Party to focus on becoming the Jobs Party to voters.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In what <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> called "perhaps the most thorough soul-searching done by either party this year",<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Third Way's 2021 report rang the alarm bells for Democrats that the party's core economic and diverse message was falling flat next to <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> misinformation prior to 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Not long after, Third Way, in partnership with the National Urban League, launched the Alliance for Entrepreneurial Equity in 2021. The initiative is dedicated to leveling the playing field for people of color and women entrepreneurs, and pushing for federal action to that effect.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Alliance has released reports that highlight the gaps in wealth creation for minorities. In <i><a href="/wiki/Fortune_(magazine)" title="Fortune (magazine)">Fortune</a></i>, the <a href="/wiki/National_Urban_League" title="National Urban League">National Urban League</a> president <a href="/wiki/Marc_Morial" title="Marc Morial">Marc Morial</a> and the Third Way president Jon Cowan released a joint op-ed highlighting discrepancies. For example, they wrote: "If Black-owned businesses were proportionate to the population, there would be 738,000 more Black-owned businesses, seven million more jobs at Black-owned businesses, and $733 billion more in sales and revenue from Black-owned businesses. If Hispanic-owned businesses were proportionate to population, there would be 885,000 more Hispanic-owned businesses, 7.5 million more jobs at Hispanic-owned businesses, and $1.2 trillion more in sales and revenue from Hispanic-owned businesses."<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specific_topics">Specific topics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Way_(United_States)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Specific topics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Third Way has worked on the following policy issues: </p> <ol><li>The economic benefits of <a href="/wiki/Green_energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Green energy">green energy</a>. Since 2010, Third Way has <a href="/wiki/Lobbied" class="mw-redirect" title="Lobbied">lobbied</a> for the creation of an alternative clean energy and climate agenda. Part of this effort has included highlighting and advocating the work of advanced <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_technology" title="Nuclear technology">nuclear technology</a> start-ups.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, the organization partnered with the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Department_of_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Department of Energy">U.S. Department of Energy</a>'s Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) to connect advanced nuclear developers with federal laboratories.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Marriage equality. Third Way launched the Commitment Campaign in 2011 with the aim of finding common ground between the <a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_people_in_the_United_States" title="LGBTQ people in the United States">LGBTQ</a> and <a href="/wiki/Organized_religion" title="Organized religion">organized religion</a> that culminated in reframing the <a href="/wiki/Marriage_equality" class="mw-redirect" title="Marriage equality">marriage equality</a> debate to focus on "love and commitment" instead of "rights and benefits".<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group also worked on the repeal of "<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_ask,_don%27t_tell" title="Don't ask, don't tell">Don't ask, don't tell</a>" and the <a href="/wiki/Defense_of_Marriage_Act" title="Defense of Marriage Act">Defense of Marriage Act</a>.</li> <li>Trade agreements. Third Way advocated for new trade accords with Colombia, South Korea, and Panama, and advocated for the <a href="/wiki/Trans-Pacific_Partnership" title="Trans-Pacific Partnership">Trans-Pacific Partnership</a>.</li> <li>Gun safety. Third Way has continued to work on similar issues to those addressed by Americans for Gun Safety, which include <a href="/wiki/Universal_background_check" title="Universal background check">universal background checks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism">Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Way_(United_States)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_interests">Special interests</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Way_(United_States)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Special interests"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The majority of the think tank's funding comes from individuals with close ties to the banking industry and its board of trustees consists mostly of investment bankers. Political commentator and <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Sanders" title="Bernie Sanders">Bernie Sanders</a> campaign official <a href="/wiki/David_Sirota" title="David Sirota">David Sirota</a> suggested that the think tank's initiatives to combat <a href="/wiki/Social_Security_(United_States)" title="Social Security (United States)">Social Security</a> expansion despite popular sentiment is because it would cause trustees of the think tank to pay higher taxes.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hunter of <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Kos" title="Daily Kos">Daily Kos</a></i> suggested Third Way's ties to the banking industry is the reason for its opposition to Senator <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Warren" title="Elizabeth Warren">Elizabeth Warren's</a> platform of Wall Street reform.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Investigative journalist <a href="/wiki/Lee_Fang" title="Lee Fang">Lee Fang</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Nation" title="The Nation">The Nation</a></i> alleges the think tank's ties to the Democratic Party are "tenuous" and that it exists to serve as a vehicle for <a href="/wiki/Corporate" class="mw-redirect" title="Corporate">corporate</a> and <a href="/wiki/Right-wing" class="mw-redirect" title="Right-wing">right-wing</a> interests to shape the economic policies of the party.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Writing in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Intercept" title="The Intercept">The Intercept</a></i>, Akela Lacy describes Third Way as a "center-left, corporate and GOP donor-funded nonprofit", which advocates for neoliberal policies and is staunchly opposed to <a href="/wiki/Medicare_for_All" class="mw-redirect" title="Medicare for All">Medicare for All</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lacy_2019_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lacy_2019-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an editorial for <i>Town Hall</i>, consultant <a href="/wiki/Matt_Mackowiak" title="Matt Mackowiak">Matt Mackowiak</a> alleges that Third Way has been violating tax laws by both accepting tax-deductible gifts and at the same time engaging in political activity, which taken together, is prohibited by the IRS.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Allegations_of_invalid_research">Allegations of invalid research</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Way_(United_States)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Allegations of invalid research"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2017, the Third Way think tank conducted a listening tour in rural Wisconsin as part of its research to understand the results of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. This tour was the focus of an article in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Atlantic" title="The Atlantic">The Atlantic</a></i>, where reporter <a href="/wiki/Molly_Ball" title="Molly Ball">Molly Ball</a> observed many focus group participants expressing strongly politically partisan views that challenged Third Way's ideology that <a href="/wiki/Political_polarization_in_the_United_States" title="Political polarization in the United States">political partisanship</a> was not most people's primary concern. Ball recounted hearing focus group participants blame things like government bureaucracy, changes in society and the family, young people, welfare recipients, Muslims, Republicans, Democrats, income inequality, <a href="/wiki/Gerrymandering_in_the_United_States" title="Gerrymandering in the United States">gerrymandering</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Labor_history_of_the_United_States" title="Labor history of the United States">union rights</a> for their problems. Despite this, Ball wrote that Third Way summarized its findings in a short report,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> we drafted about the WI visit. And she indicates that we have drawn conclusions that we do not reach and do not share."<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which ignored all the sentiments heard on the tour which challenged Third Way's ideology and instead selectively highlighted sentiments which adhered to Third Way's ideology.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Third Way strongly disputed Ball's claim in a public post. Third Way's Matt Bennett wrote in response: "We are dismayed that in the story, Molly writes that we omitted information that is actually in the report. ... Yes, in the last page of the report, we provide some evidence that people believe they can still work together. But nowhere in the report do we even imply that means they think politicians should support a centrist policy agenda. ... Moreover, this research is, by its very nature, anecdotal. It is about impressions, which can vary widely, not quantitative data, which can be extrapolated. We make that very clear in the project description and in all the reports on our visits, each of which have been quite different from the rest."<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Suppression_of_third-party_candidates">Suppression of third-party candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Way_(United_States)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Suppression of third-party candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An eighty-minute call organized by Third Way, with recording obtained by <a href="/wiki/Semafor_(website)" title="Semafor (website)">Semafor</a>, detailed the Third Way's effort to suppress third-party candidates or groups who support them and their ballot access for the <a href="/wiki/2024_U.S._presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2024 U.S. presidential election">2024 U.S. presidential election</a>. The call included plans to threaten donors and potential candidates of repercussions should they get involved with or support third party groups or candidates seeking ballot access.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michael Scherer, a national political reporter at <i>The Washington Post</i>, wrote that <a href="/wiki/No_Labels" title="No Labels">No Labels</a>, a third party group preparing a potential third-party candidate for the 2024 presidential ticket, asked the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Department_of_Justice" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Department of Justice">U.S. Department of Justice</a> to investigate potential criminal charges related to these suppression efforts by Third Way and other groups. The Justice Department has not yet responded to the request.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 16, 2024, Third Way sent letters to the Secretaries of State of Arizona, Georgia, and Michigan urging them to prevent American Values 2024, a <a href="/wiki/Super_PAC" title="Super PAC">super PAC</a>, from collecting signatures on behalf of <a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr." title="Robert F. Kennedy Jr.">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The letters were accompanied by a legal memorandum prepared by <a href="/wiki/Elias_Law_Group" title="Elias Law Group">Elias Law Group</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the law firm of long-time <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a> lawyer <a href="/wiki/Marc_Elias" title="Marc Elias">Marc Elias</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2024, <a href="/wiki/NBC_News" title="NBC News">NBC News</a> reported that Third Way was serving as the "hub" for an "anti-third party coalition" targeting No Labels and other <a href="/wiki/Independent_candidates" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent candidates">independent candidates</a>, including Kennedy.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alex Seitz-Wald, a senior <a href="/wiki/NBC_News" title="NBC News">NBC News</a> political reporter, wrote an in-depth article on the secret recruiting tactics utilized by Third Way to build an anti-No Labels coalition. This included "working the Democratic side of the aisle after securing the blessing of party leaders in the White House, on Capitol Hill and in the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_National_Committee" title="Democratic National Committee">Democratic National Committee</a>", with the goal of making it "impossible" for No Labels to deliver on the bipartisan ticket it promised for its 2024 presidential bid.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2024, <i>The Washington Post</i> reported details on the tactics used to keep No Labels off the ballot, as revealed in emails between anti-No Labels coalition operatives and obtained during a courtroom battle on the matter.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tactics included mounting "a pressure campaign" to deter candidates from joining the No Labels ticket; committing a trademark violation by setting up a fake website to deceive voters about No Labels positions; seeking out first hand sources within No Labels to leak private information to reporters; and successfully "hijacking their ballot line" with extremist candidates to "muddy the No Labels brand".<sup id="cite_ref-:0_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Journalist <a href="/wiki/Matt_Taibbi" title="Matt Taibbi">Matt Taibbi</a>, former columnist for <i>Rolling Stone</i>, cited "surprisingly vicious” documents which were revealed in a trademark lawsuit filed by No Labels against the perpetrators of a fake No Labels website. The documented plans by Third Way and their Democratic allies for the fake site centered on associating No Labels with racism, extremism, and coded language, in an “organized effort” to “stigmatize,” and “destroy No Labels” so the Democratic groups could “prevent people other than their candidate from participating” on the 2024 presidential ballot. <sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Way_(United_States)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a 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