NYC shows that there is an immense appetite in at least some areas for radical change, and that ‘socialist’ is no longer a poisoned word in American politics in all cases.
However, the Jersey and Virginia governor races were both won by extremely moderate Dems. Discontent with the GOP does not necessarily imply a desire for the Dems to go further left, unfortunately.
Yeah, the general is what it is but in the primaries in both NJ and VA there were more liberal politicians with fairly significant support. In NJ Sherrill only got 30% while Baraka got 21%. In VA Ghazala Hashmi became lt gov.
Based on how many recent elections have been going I have to wonder whether that polling data is accurate in that portrayal.
NYC shows that there is an immense appetite in at least some areas for radical change, and that ‘socialist’ is no longer a poisoned word in American politics in all cases.
However, the Jersey and Virginia governor races were both won by extremely moderate Dems. Discontent with the GOP does not necessarily imply a desire for the Dems to go further left, unfortunately.
Yeah, the general is what it is but in the primaries in both NJ and VA there were more liberal politicians with fairly significant support. In NJ Sherrill only got 30% while Baraka got 21%. In VA Ghazala Hashmi became lt gov.