Americans split on understanding of democratic socialism: Survey
A poll found that most Democrats would support a democratic socialist presidential candidate, but most Americans overall would not. This suggests the Democratic Party's views on this topic differ from those of the general public.
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Poll shows most voters oppose democratic socialism, but it has foothold in Democratic Party
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