A national poll from Jacobin, DSA Fund, and Data for Progress finds broad support for democratic socialist leaders and left-wing policies.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
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    5 days ago

    As much as I like socialism, Jacobin commisioning a survey on the popularity of socialism is like Marlboro commissioning a survey on the popularity of smoking.

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      4 days ago

      Perhaps, but even Fox News polling suggests voters overwhelmingly support progressive policies, as in supermajorities of voters supporting progressive policies. If you call them socialist or communist the numbers go down but when you directly ask the voters about the policies they generally support them on both the right and the left…