Re: Political Reports

On 7/30/2026 8:12 PM, Dude wrote:
> We need a complete and total shutdown of Maine until we find out what in 
> the hell is going on there!
> 
> Maine Dems Swap Nazi Senate Candidate for Guy Who Fathered Kids With His 
> Second Cousin.
> 
> https://tinyurl.com/yscmud9p
 >

The Democratic Socialists of America want to fight for working-class 
Americans by offering free healthcare and abolishing the U.S. Senate. 
What else does their "Workers Deserve More" platform say?

USA TODAY Aug. 2, 2026, 8:15 a.m. ET

https://tinyurl.com/59n7dmy2

"This isn’t just Common Sense vs. Crazy anymore," Johnson wrote on X. 
"It’s Common Sense vs. COMMUNISM."

More: A third of Democrats call themselves democratic socialists in new poll

Although not all self-described democratic socialists are in the 
Democratic Socialists of America, the DSA is an increasingly influential 
player on the left. Members include New York Rep. Alexandria 
Ocasio-Cortez, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Michigan Rep. 
Rashida Tlaib, all Democrats.

Three Democratic nominees for U.S. House of Representative seats – 
Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez in New York and Melat Kiros 
in Colorado – also belong to the group, as do a growing list of state 
and local officials.

A third of Democrats identify as democratic socialists, according to a 
July 30 CNN poll, but it's possible that quite a few of those are not 
familiar with some of the DSA's more unusual suggestions for overhauling 
the U.S. government.

A July 28 Reuters/Ipsos poll revealed that 47% of Americans say they 
don't understand democratic socialist policies.