Nearly six in ten Democrats now have a favorable opinion of socialism. Let that sink in.
A CBS News survey dropped on Sunday revealing that 58% of Democratic voters feel positively about socialism, while a pathetic 32% feel the same way about capitalism, according to reports. Half of all Democrats actually look at capitalism and give it a thumbs down. And among those with college degrees? A whopping 71% are on board with socialism. So much for those expensive university educations doing anyone any favors.
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman caught wind of those figures and fired off a two-word response that perfectly captures the chaos engulfing his party. "This is lunacy," he wrote. Then he followed it up with what apparently counts as a revolutionary statement within the modern Democratic caucus. "I'm a proud free market capitalist."
Four words. From a sitting Democratic senator. And somehow that qualifies as a rebellious act within his own political tribe. You cannot make this stuff up.
Fetterman has been on a one-man crusade against the Democratic Socialists of America's growing grip on his party for months now. He has openly labeled them communists. He refused to back Abdul El-Sayed. He publicly stated he would never campaign against his Republican colleague Dave McCormick. The guy has basically become the lone sane voice in a caucus that seems determined to drive off a cliff.
The broader numbers paint an even uglier picture. Gallup polling found that 66% of Democrats have warm feelings toward socialism. Out of 212 House Democrats, a staggering 196 would not put their names on a simple pledge affirming they are capitalists rather than socialists. Meanwhile, the DSA's co-chair appeared on Fox News and openly confirmed her organization's goal of eliminating the Senate, the Pentagon, prisons, and national borders. She literally used the word communism to describe it herself.
Here is the brutal irony baked into all of this. Every single time Washington has stepped in to make something more affordable, whether that is healthcare, housing, education, or groceries, the price tags have ballooned. That is not the free market falling short. That is what occurs when government meddling warps pricing, kills competition, and replaces consumer choice with bureaucratic decision-making.
The hollowing out of America's middle class did not happen because markets were too free. It happened because of trade agreements that shipped jobs overseas, monetary policies that pumped up asset values while punishing everyday savers, and regulations designed to shield powerful industries from real challengers.
Fetterman keeps sounding the alarm. His party keeps responding by ignoring him, trashing him, and branding him a sellout, all while continuing to run DSA-aligned candidates across the country.
Voters head to the polls in 80 days. The question is whether anyone besides Fetterman on that side of the aisle wakes up before then.
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