On November 3, more than 200 socialists are running for political offices at the national, statewide, and local level who generally support the Democratic Socialists of America’s 2026 midterm platform called the Workers Deserve More Program.

Meanwhile, over the past few years, socialism has become more popular than ever in America.

Overall, 43 percent of American adults view socialism “positively,” according to a recent Gallup survey. Among young adults, 57 percent of those aged 18 to 34 view socialism more “positively” than “capitalism.”

A vast majority of young voters want socialism. Based on a 2025 Heartland/Rasmussen poll, 76 percent supported nationalization of major industries “to give more control and equity to the people.” More than half of young voters also want a democratic socialist to win the White House in 2028.

Whether you believe that politics is downstream from culture, or vice versa, socialism has become a force in both. Specifically, “democratic socialism.”

But democratic socialism is no different from Leninism, Stalinism, or even Maoism in that it is economically unviable.

Through a strict economic lens, socialism is doomed to fail because the government cannot “create........

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