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Ruy Teixeira
Ruy Teixeira is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the co-founder of the Substack The Liberal Patriot.
Trump Is Making the Same Mistake That Doomed Biden
He insists that the economy is fine while angry Americans plead for relief.
Ruy Teixeira
How the Far Left Tapped into a Money Machine
Graham Platner’s success in the Maine primary shows how easy it’s become for radical candidates to attract major campaign donations.
Ruy Teixeira
Have the Democrats Learned Anything?
They feel so good about the midterms that they’ve forgotten why they lost in 2024. But huge problems still linger.
Ruy Teixeira
The State of the Union Is Overstated
The speeches used to make history but are now mired in tribal warfare. Nothing Trump could say will change that.
Ruy Teixeira
If Newsom Is the Front-Runner, Democrats May Be Doomed
The California governor is eager to please everyone—except the voters who actually decide national elections.
Ruy Teixeira
How Trump Botched Immigration and Gave Democrats a Win
The president overreached on mass deportations. Now voters may back Democrats in a fight over ICE funding.
Ruy Teixeira
Democrats Have a Patriotism Problem. Here’s How to Fix It.
On the 100th anniversary of Bobby Kennedy’s birth, Democrats should reflect on what made the late liberal icon so popular.
Richard D. Kahlenberg and Ruy Teixeira
Are Democrats Celebrating a Little Too Much?
Tuesday’s elections gave the GOP a lesson in political humility. For Democrats, the risk is that a good night papers over major problems.
Ruy Teixeira
Big-Tent Politics Won’t Save the Democrats
Liberals are pushing for a more open-minded Democratic Party. But they first need to understand that Democrats’ many unworkable positions have to…
Ruy Teixeira
The Real Threat to Democrats Isn’t Redistricting
It’s themselves.
Ruy Teixeira
Progressives Against Progress
Whether it’s on identity, economics, or merit, the American left is no longer committed to progress. Can it return to the universal values on which it…
Ruy Teixeira
The LA Riots Are a Trump Ad
Americans don’t trust Democrats on immigration or law-and-order matters, and the party’s response to the disorder in LA isn’t helping.
Ruy Teixeira
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