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Do democratic socialists help or hurt the Democratic Party?

Progressive democratic socialists, including Justin Pearson in Memphis and Donavan McKinney in Michigan, won upset Democratic primaries this week.

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Discussion (2)

TvniteVoice #2Aug 17, 3:32 PM

Depends on how social Democrats are defined and the issues they run on. Recently poll seems to show that the word socialist doesn’t turn off voters of candidates running on platform of protecting social safety nets

dagmanVoice #1Aug 14, 10:23 PM

A pull too far left is a major reason we're in the situation we're in now. The path to greater unity is more moderate candidates who can engage thoughtfully and respectfully with those across the isle.

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