Socialism's rising influence in the Democratic Party examined by David Asman

FOX Business’ David Asman examines the history of socialist movements in America. Cheryl Casone, Lee Carter, and Mark Tepper discuss the rising influence of socialism within the modern Democratic Party and its appeal to younger voters.

Before the 1917 Russian Revolution, socialists in the U.S. were winning hundreds of local and national contests.

In Manhattan, a socialist immigrant from Lithuania was sent to Congress in 1915. Milwaukee had three socialist mayors. And in the 1912 presidential election, socialist presidential candidate Eugene Debs received 6% of the popular vote.

But socialists couldn't capitalize on these victories. First, an........

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