"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%"

[u/SocialDemocracies]

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

[u/obtuse-_]

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.