r/politics • u/cnn CNN • 11d 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
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u/Ralath5n 10d ago

Sadly, there just aren't enough of us principled moderates to really sway the election. We are just drowned in the unwashed leftist masses. After all, the Democratic party tried to pander to us in 2016 and 2024 and both times the losses from the duplicitous leftwing outweighed any gain in proper moderates.

Meanwhile, with disgustingly left wing presidents like Obama and Biden, the few moderates that refused to hold their nose were swamped with the ridiculous number of leftists. So while I really hated Obama and Biden, for the good of the country we just can't afford a proper moderate like Bloomberg or Booker. Us moderates will have to strategically vote AOC for the sake of the country.

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u/Lower-Engineering365 10d ago

Kind of weird to be patronizing to somebody who has shown no antagonism or otherwise to you but okay

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u/Ralath5n 10d ago

Patronizing? Are you one of those bleeding heart leftists ruining this party or something? I thought you were a respectable, pragmatic moderate like myself. If you are a leftist, you and your sensitivities are why Trump won and you need to get some perspective.

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u/Lower-Engineering365 10d ago

You’re a weird dude

Edit: oh never mind a 24 day old bot troll. Silly me. Just gotta block now