The public approves of plans the president laid out in his State of the Union address to keep powerful institutions accountable and responsible, writes Ruy Teixeira.
The public clearly wants the payroll tax cut extended to the end of the year, writes Ruy Teixeira.
Ruy Teixeira looks at a just-released poll showing that Americans think wealthy citizens should pay their fair share.
Conservatives need to pay closer attention to the opinions of most Americans who believe our economic system is unfair, writes Ruy Teixeira.
Los conservadores son alérgicos a las conversaciones sobre la desigualdad económica. Según ellos, esa conversación no es más que una " lucha de clases," provocando a los estadounidenses a que se pongan contra ellos cuyo único crimen ha sido tener éxito y crear empleos. Sin embargo, el público no está de acuerdo.
The public is well aware of the inequality in our society, writes Ruy Teixeira.
La actual campaña de primarias del partido Republicano ha hecho la hostilidad hacia los inmigrantes --- y cualquier política que podría mejorar su situación—clara como el agua. De hecho, los candidatos conservadores están tratando de superarse unos a otros proclamando en voz alta su oposición a todas las políticas pro-inmigrantes. Esto sugiere que a los conservadores les costara mucho trabajo atraer el apoyo de los hispanos en las futuras elecciones presidenciales de noviembre.
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Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Ruy Teixeira outlines the demographic and economic factors that will drive the 2012 presidential election.
Conservatives remain oblivious to the public’s opposition to cutting important social programs. Ruy Teixeira offers some recent polls to help them get the message.
Failing to extend the payroll tax cut would be a grave mistake on conservatives’ part, writes Ruy Teixeira.
Ruy Teixeira explains why conservatives’ obsessive drive to dismantle the Affordable Care Act is unlikely to generate high levels of public support.
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Ruy Teixeira and John Halpin explain how the shifting demographic balance of the American electorate, and the objective reality and voter perception of the economy in key battleground states will both play huge roles in determining the 2012 presidential election.
Ruy Teixeira shows that the economic doldrums of the last few years haven’t affected the youth generation’s progressive bent.
Pollsters are finding large majorities of the public support correcting disparities in our society, writes Ruy Teixeira.
The public is unwavering in its support for helping the 99 percent instead of the wealthy, notes Ruy Teixeira.