Experts Warn Democratic Party Faces Socialist Takeover as 38% of Voters Back Shift From Capitalism
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 15
Experts Warn Democratic Party Faces Socialist Takeover as 38% of Voters Back Shift From Capitalism
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 15
Summary
Fox News Digital’s latest report says the rise of socialist candidates such as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reflects a broader leftward shift inside the Democratic Party, which critics describe as a looming socialist takeover.
Veteran conservatives and Democratic strategist Hank Sheinkopf traced that shift to a decades-long “long march through the institutions,” arguing schools, universities, media and museums normalized once-fringe anti-capitalist ideas.
The warning comes as the Democratic Socialists of America advances a platform calling for abolishing the U.S. Senate, replacing the Electoral College, defunding police and abolishing prisons.
Polling cited in the report shows 38% of registered voters now say moving from capitalism toward socialism would be good for the United States, up from 32% in 2022 and 18% in 2010.
The report places the debate in a wider political backdrop of falling national pride—53% overall, including 27% of Democrats—and growing visibility of communist groups at recent protests.