Youth Vote Fuels Democratic Socialist Surge

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Youth Vote Fuels Democratic Socialist Surge

July 12, 2026 at 10:01 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 168 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/07/12/youth-vote-fuels-democratic-socialist-surge/

New York Times: “There are a multitude of reasons for the Democratic Socialists of America’s expanding reach in blue states like New York: dissatisfaction with the status quo, anger over Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, concern about the growing affordability crisis.”

“But what became clear during the June primaries is that those sources of friction have weighed heaviest among the younger voters driving the D.S.A.’s success at the polls.”

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1. Not a surprise. They'll be existing the longest in the "new normal" world.

[GoodRaisin]

2. They are beginning to understand what a democratic socialist is and moreso

what a republican is.

[31j20b3]

3. they didn't grow up under McCartyism or the Domino Theory, they aren't afraid

of an alternative governmental system.

IMO it's not Communism that is so scary, but authoritarianism's successful blame shifting to that alternate system.

Thanks Stalin, Thanks Mao etc. One party rule is THE TICKET to success for authoritarians.

Communism as conceived by Marx really wasn't about one-party dictatorship

Trump's authoritarianism is absolutely just as dangerous as Stalins