New CBS News poll reveals how Democrats view socialism (DIY makeover)

[C C]

If going by this, the shift toward socialism was there even back in 2020. So if the loss in 2024 was due to that, then the solution is of course to double down and go even further left. The burgeoning support for Mamdani is an indicator that it's definitely "game on" (since NYC robustly represents the mindset of the country at large). A widening, attractive strategy that the Dems have selected here, as they finally barrel down what seems to be a winning path.
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https://youtu.be/1G3pxrWV4Ts

VIDEO EXCERPT: We know that democrats would see their party take a direction that involves socialism and capitalism, that it is a mix of the two. That's what 6 in 10 democrats tell when they talk about the direction of the party.

Now, having said that, there is a slight preference for socialism over capitalism within that. The other thing is, when you say the word new, in some ways this is not new. In the sense that if you go back to the 2020 primaries, exit polling
showed there were plenty of democrats who favored a socialist or a more socialist direction for the party...

New CBS News poll reveals how Democrats view socialism https://youtu.be/1G3pxrWV4Ts

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/1G3pxrWV4Ts

[Magical Realist]

I love socialism! I get my monthly checks from the government, I get my mail delivered for free, I book flights overseen by trained air traffic controllers, I get all my healthcare for free, my air is kept clean and breathable for free, my interstate highways are smooth and well-lit, all my food and drugs are inspected for me by the FDA, the CDC tracks diseases and provides free vaccines, NORAD scans my skies for any hostile invaders, and my national parks are always clean and properly maintained at minimal charge. I am one happy camper!

[Magical Realist]

"Democrats won big in last night’s election, and it’s a great sign for the future of American democracy. Voters rejected racism, fear, and cruelty. They said in a loud and singular voice — overwhelmingly voting for moderate Democrats, progressive Democrats, and even a ballot initiative without a single person on the ballot — that they want their democracy back."---FB post

[Syne]

None of these were surprising, given the states/cities involved.
As usual, the states/cities are laboratories of democracy, where each can experiment with policies. And we all get to see how it works outs. Many will leave NYC, just as many have fled LA, etc. over crime, homelessness, and bad policies.

[Yazata]

Tuesday's election results weren't surprising. Democrats won in blue cities and states.

Admittedly, after Trump's 2024 victory in places like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, the Republicans had hoped to keep the momentum going by making inroads in Virginia and in New Jersey. And last night they failed to do that.

But hanging on to a couple of their already-blue states isn't nearly the same thing as poaching off some red states that the democrats will need in order to win national elections.

The Republicans' biggest victory of the night was (paradoxically) Mamdani's victory in New York City. The Republicans didn't lose anything by that since NYC was already so blue as to be ultraviolet. The people of NYC stand to lose big, but they are the ones who voted for Mamdani. You get what you vote for, New Yorkers. As Barack Obama memorably said, "elections have consequences".

How do the Republicans win by this? Republicans win because making Mamdani the face of the democratic party isn't going to win them votes in the Midwest, the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountain west, or the South. All the ostensibly "moderate" democrats running in competitive districts (and the democrats will have to win a few of those to regain control of Congress) will have to distance themselves from the perception that they are loyal to the party-of-Mamdani and that they are woke-radicals and crypto-communists.

So not only will they have to run against their Republican opponent, they will also have to run against their own party at the same time.

What's more, unleash Mamdani's policy of 'free everything for everybody', paid for by 'tax the rich capitalists', as street crime and squalor skyrocket, and New York will start to lose the tax base that supposedly makes Mamdani's communism possible.

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The burgeoning support for Mamdani is an indicator that it's definitely "game on" (since NYC robustly represents the mindset of the country at large). A widening, attractive strategy that the Dems have selected here, as they finally barrel down what seems to be a winning path.

The irony-warning klaxon was blaring while I read that!

[Syne]

The Republicans' biggest victory of the night was (paradoxically) Mamdani's victory in New York City. The Republicans didn't lose anything by that since NYC was already so blue as to be ultraviolet. The people of NYC stand to lose big, but they are the ones who voted for Mamdani. You get what you vote for, New Yorkers. As Barack Obama memorably said, "elections have consequences".

“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.”
― H.L. Mencken, A Little Book In C Major

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The burgeoning support for Mamdani is an indicator that it's definitely "game on" (since NYC robustly represents the mindset of the country at large). A widening, attractive strategy that the Dems have selected here, as they finally barrel down what seems to be a winning path.

Sarcasm?