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Friday Five (September 18, 2026)
Dear readers,
We know that in today’s oversaturated media environment, good journalism is often hard to find. So each Friday, our team highlights five pieces—analysis, interviews, editorials, and more—that caught our attention from both th...
What This Country Needs Is More Conservative Democrats!
It’s easy to underestimate how much the Democratic Party has changed in this century. In particular, you can miss how liberals have gone from being a voice in the choir to the choir director. Cast your mind back to the beginning of the cent...
Barney Frank’s Warning for Democrats
Dear readers of The Long View and WelcomeStack,
It is hardly an overstatement to say that the late Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank was one of America’s most influential national political figures during his time in office. From 1981...
Friday Five (September 11, 2026)
Dear readers,
Happy Friday! If you missed this post last week, a reminder that we are launching a new feature on The Long View called Friday Five, where we aim to help you weed through an oversaturated media environment by highlighting fiv...
A Promising Update
Just one Democratic incumbent is running in a “Lean Republican” district.1
That district’s CBS affiliate recently started a news segment with “This week, Congressman Don Davis announced that he signed the ‘Promise to America’ pledge, makin...
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Ruy Teixeira is a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and co-founder of the Substack newsletter, The Long View. His most recent book, with John B. Judis, is Where Have All the Democrats Gone?
Scott Ferson is the author of the upcoming book "How the Democrats Lost America: Making Sense of the 2024 Election and the Future of American Politics." He teaches at Stonehill College and is the president of The Liberty Square Group.
Survey researcher since 2006. Political science PhD. Independent pollster and columnist, National Journal. Nothing that I write is speaking for any organization I have worked for in past, present, or future - I only represent myself.
Editor-in-Chief, The Long View. Previously @ The Liberal Patriot. KC made, GA-based. “In politics, as in religion, you can either spend your time hunting for heretics or looking for converts.”
Liam Kerr is co-founder of Welcome, a community of centrist Democrats focused on winning majorities and governing well. We elect, convene, and amplify bold, pragmatic leaders who represent the middle.
Co-Founder of Welcome, a community of centrist Democrats focused on winning majorities and governing well. We elect, convene, and amplify bold, pragmatic leaders who represent the center of the country, not the center of the Party.
I study public opinion polls at AEI where I have been for a long time. I follow the new polls, but I am more interested in trends.
Political Director at Welcome, a community of centrist Democrats focused on winning majorities and governing well. We elect, convene, and amplify bold, pragmatic leaders who represent the center of the country, not the center of the Party.
Author of "I Never Thought Of It That Way," founder at Reclaim Curiosity, advisor at Braver Angels. Hello, curious people. ❤️
The Blue Dog Bark is a publication of Blue Dog Action, a policy, messaging, and electoral project that elevates the Blue Dog identity, promotes common-sense policy solutions, and helps elect more Blue Dogs in competitive congressional districts.
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