{"id":1057,"date":"2026-07-20T21:07:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T21:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=1057"},"modified":"2026-07-20T21:07:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T21:07:33","slug":"democratic-socialists-outpoll-maga-candidates-among-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=1057","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Socialists Outpoll MAGA Candidates Among Voters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new poll demonstrates that voters are more likely to support a self-described democratic socialist candidate for office than someone who calls themselves a supporter of the \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d (MAGA) Trump-endorsed political movement.<\/p>\n

The CNBC <\/em>survey, published last week, asked respondents to say whether they\u2019d be more or less supportive of candidates with those labels. Thirty-two percent of voters said they\u2019d be more likely to back a person calling themselves a democratic socialist. <\/p>\n

Conversely, 27 percent said the same thing when the candidate in question calls themselves a MAGA-backer, while only 29 percent said they\u2019d be more likely to back a candidate who was directly endorsed by President Donald Trump. <\/p>\n

The poll\u2019s results indicate that democratic socialism is presently more popular in the U.S. than the president\u2019s MAGA movement.<\/p>\n

The poll shows that democratic socialists still face challenges in courting voters, with 50 percent of respondents saying they would be less likely to support a candidate who identifies as one. But the numbers suggest that democratic socialist candidates may nonetheless have better prospects in a general election than Republicans endorsed by Trump, as 52 percent of respondents said they would be less likely to vote for a Trump-endorsed candidate, while 57 percent said the same of a self-described MAGA candidate.<\/p>\n

The poll demonstrates that establishment Democrats\u2019 concerns over democratic socialists winning in primaries \u2014 and their claims that such candidates are \u201cunelectable\u201d in the general election races \u2014 are likely overblown. Indeed, several other polls have shown that voters support many of the positions that democratic socialists are advocating, including: <\/p>\n