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A new poll focusing on young people\u2019s political views finds that, by a two-to-one margin, they tend to support rather than oppose the idea of democratic socialism.<\/p>\n

The CNBC<\/em>\/Generation Lab poll published earlier this week, which focused on the opinions of Americans between the ages of 18-34, asked respondents if they had favorable views of the political and economic system of governance. Only 23 percent of those surveyed said they had an unfavorable view of democratic socialism, while 46 percent said they had a favorable opinion of it.<\/p>\n

Souring views of the current capitalist economy may help to explain why this younger group of Americans is more likely to back the idea of democratic socialism than their older cohorts. Asked how they would describe the current state of the U.S. economy, 78 percent said it is either \u201cbad,\u201d \u201cvery bad,\u201d or \u201ccouldn\u2019t be worse.\u201d Only 17 percent said it was \u201cpretty good,\u201d while a dismal 5 percent said it was \u201cgreat\u201d or \u201ccouldn\u2019t be better.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, young Americans are not confident that the economy is going to improve anytime soon, with 50 percent of respondents agreeing that the economy is only going to get worse in the future. Only 22 percent said they thought it would get better. <\/p>\n

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Changing views on democratic socialism come as more progressive Democrats, including those espousing democratic socialist viewpoints, are challenging establishment candidates or incumbents across the country. <\/p>\n

For example, in Wisconsin this week, state Rep. Francesca Hong (D), a self-avowed democratic socialist, lost a gubernatorial primary election against Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley (D) by just 3,796 votes, out of more than 792,000 ballots cast in the August 11 race. Hong\u2019s challenge to an establishment candidate in a state that is traditionally \u201cpurple\u201d indicates that voters overall \u2014 not just young ones \u2014 are giving more consideration to democratic socialists. <\/p>\n

Indeed, a CNBC <\/em>survey published last month found that democratic socialism was more appealing to voters than President Donald Trump\u2019s MAGA movement. The poll, which asked voters which political labels would make them more likely to support a candidate, found that 32 percent said they were more supportive of candidates self-identifying as democratic socialists, compared with 27 percent who said the same of candidates who identified as MAGA supporters.<\/p>\n

Additionally, a Working Families Party\/Justice Research Group poll in July also found openness from swing district voters to back candidates pushing for swift change, rather than those pushing for slow, incremental reforms, with 58 percent of respondents agreeing with the statement, \u201cgovernment needs leaders who will challenge the political establishment and fight for major change.\u201d Nearly two-thirds of voters in that poll (64 percent) said they also agreed with the statement that \u201cthe country\u2019s political and economic systems need fundamental change, not just small adjustments,\u201d signaling a readiness for bold reforms like those pushed by democratic socialists.<\/p>\n

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