Is It Really True That Socialism Is a Threat to the Democrats?

Mr. Edsall contributes weekly essays from Washington on politics and demographics.

There is no more dynamic force in Democratic politics — bar none — than the Democratic Socialists of America.

At the same time, the liabilities surrounding the socialist label threaten to limit potential center-left gains in voting in the midterms at a moment when the Republican Party and its candidates are in deep trouble.

A Washington Post-Ipsos poll released........

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