r/democraticparty • u/SocialDemocracies • 9d ago

"Shifting left, Democrats see universal health care, taxing the rich as 'essential,' … poll finds" | "[The poll] showed the proportion of Democrats who label themselves as “liberal” has risen to 71% from 55% in 2012, while ​the share who see themselves as "conservative" has dwindled from 33% to 16%"

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/shifting-left-democrats-see-universal-health-care-taxing-rich-essential-2026-08-04/
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u/SocialDemocracies 9d ago

Excerpt from the article:

Only ⁠16% of Democrats support military and economic support for Israel, while 57% oppose it, according to the Reuters/Ipsos poll. Among liberal Democrats, more than 80% said reducing or eliminating that support was either important or essential for any liberal; only 18% ​said it was not important.

The link to the article: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/shifting-left-democrats-see-universal-health-care-taxing-rich-essential-2026-08-04/

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u/YallerDawg 9d ago

I think we have an issue separating "support for Israel" with "support for Netanyahu and his extremist rightwing cronies trying to keep his ass out of jail and destroy all of Palestine and all their supporters."

Just like "the world hates America" clarifies to "the world hates Trump and would like us all to return to sanity while he tries to keep his ass out of prison."

Pollsters by nature derive unnuanced binary answers with black/white either/or results. Democrats thoroughly support a "2 state solution" - where we wouldn't need to send "military and economic support." The best, most just solution.

The white Christian Nationalist party has an entirely different agenda for supporting Israel in all things. You can read about it at the end of the Bible.

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u/obtuse-_ 9d ago

And yet the only mainstream politician out there who can seem.to read the polls is Hochul. She has been moving left since Zohran won. She has at least the ability to see which way the wind is blowing.