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Analysis

Democrats need to embrace their Tea Party moment

The Democratic establishment keeps reaching for moderates. The party's best historical analog, and its best path forward, is the Tea Party.

Aidan Jonas

Aidan Jonas

Three progressive political figures including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaking at a microphone, representing the Democratic Tea Party movement argument

In 2010, the Tea Party didn't ask permission. It primaried incumbents, imposed ideological discipline, and restructured the Republican Party from the inside out. My latest piece in Bruin Political Review makes the case that Democrats are staring at the same opportunity right now in 2026, and are wasting it by playing it safe.

Read the full analysis at Bruin Political Review →

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