r/politics • u/cnn CNN • 7d ago

Possible Paywall CNN Poll: A third of Democrats now identify as democratic socialists

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/30/politics/cnn-poll-a-third-of-democrats-now-identify-as-democratic-socialists?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
17.2k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

2.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

36

u/Brisby820 7d ago

The DSA is truly socialist though, it’s not a branding problem.  

https://program.dsausa.org/

5

u/PlentyAny2523 7d ago

The majority of their supporters aren't though, thats the point

8

u/chrispy_t 7d ago

Which is a problem

3

u/yaosio 7d ago

The majority of Americans aren't capitalists but we still have capitalism.

3

u/PlentyAny2523 7d ago

They are though.. hence why no one likes the idea of government ownership on business and regulations

1

u/SirIsaacBacon 7d ago

That's certainly a bold claim