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The optimistic leftist


Matt is joined by political scientist and author Ruy Teixeira to talk about how Democratic messaging has gone wrong, and how to get it right.


Resources:

"Immigrant Neighborhoods Shifted Red as the Country Chose Blue" by Weiyi Cai and Ford Fessenden, New York Times (Dec. 20, 2020)

"The Five Deadly Sins of the Left" by Ruy Teixeira, American Compass (Oct. 13, 2020)

"'Hidden Tribes,' the new report centrists are using to explain away polarization, explained" by Zack Beauchamp, Vox (Oct. 22, 2018)


Guest:

Ruy Teixeira, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

Host:

Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com


Credits:

Erikk Geannikis, Editor and Producer


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 March 27, 2021  1h3m