Why the era of the ‘Emerging Democratic Majority’ is collapsing

John Judis and Ruy Teixeira, co-authors of “The Emerging Democratic Majority,” are back with a new book that argues that the Democrats are imperiled by a “shadow party” that is forcing them into “radical” positions on cultural issues and diverting them away from their core economic issues. 

Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.
John Judis  is editor at large at Talking Points Memo and co-author of "Where Have All the Democrats Gone?"
Ruy Teixeira is a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and co-author of "Where Have All the Democrats Gone?"
Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio. 
Alex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.