No individual so embodies the latter category, the new vital center, as American journalist Bari Weiss, founder of the Free Press and formerly of the New York Times. While Florida certainly has its share of religious conservatives, the bill would never have passed without broader support. Enter Bari Weiss. The new fusion would inevitably entail compromise; the Bari Weiss coalition is not likely to accept efforts toward strict abortion regulation, restricting IVF, or overturning Obergefell anytime soon. As with all coalitional politics, religious conservatives stand to gain some and lose some from partnering with Bari Weiss liberals.