General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Democratic Socialists or main stream Dems. We've been electing "main streamers" for over 50 years and for [View all]creeksneakers2
(8,065 posts)Trump is saying we are communists and most people don't know the difference between communists and socialists so if we reply, "No, we are democratic socialists" they'll see that as an admission.
Those polls that show Democrats favoring Socialism don't hold up when the question is asked another way. And in most places we need to get independents and a few Republicans to put us over the top. Why is Democratic favorability low? Because progressive keep spreading the lie that Democrats aren't fighting. We lost in '24 because lower turnout and turnout was down because of the progressive "not fighting" lie.
Democrats cannot please the far left because the stuff they ask for is lethally unpopular.
Polls lately had Democrats at 40% and 41% approval, not 18%. And it would be over 50% if progressives would stop lying.
The old ways could have won in 2026. In some polls we are ahead by double digits. But progressives aren't satisfied with making us lose in 2000 and 2016. They are out to do it again.
When those other things were called socialism the name calling wasn't being confirmed by progressives.