Democrats said they want a more moderate strategy, while they are leaning more toward the left and being more combative.
By Catholics for Catholics
A new national poll found that the Democratic Party is ideologically conflicted, but it is focusing its strategies towards winning the elections in 2028 while leaning more toward socialism.
The survey was done by Echelon Insights and led by pollster Kristen Anderson Solis. It found that at the summit of the likely 2028 Democratic primary field, Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom are practically tied, with Harris nabbing 22% of the support, while Newsom trails her closely at at 21%; the numbers indicate that up until now, there is no clear leader who has united the party’s base, according to a story by Newsmax.
One of the key figures of the Democratic Party, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, placed fourth among the possible presidential candidates, nabbing 10%. Still, the left-leaning Congresswoman from New York City has been hailed as the future of the party and is rumored to be considering a presidential run in 2028.
Done on April 17-20 among 1,012 likely voters, the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points and includes a subsample of 525 Democrat or Democrat-leaning voters.
Other potential candidates, such as Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, and Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., register in the mid- to low single digits, showing a divided field in which name recognition and regional influence have yet to translate into broad national support.
Nevertheless, the party apparently wants to lean to a moderate position, the poll says.
Based on the poll, Democrats vary in their views. 42%, say the party should move toward the political center, compared with 24% who prefer a move further to the left, while 18% believe the party’s current positioning is appropriate, indicating a measurable taste for moderation in electoral strategy.
The poll also indicates that Democrat voters are becoming more left-wing and combative.
When asked to choose between competing economic frameworks, 68% of Democrat respondents said they conform more with the concept of “democratic socialism,” defined in the survey as a system in which the government can be relied upon to provide basic needs.
The poll found only 20% of Democrats favored capitalism with sensible regulation, underscoring a significant ideological tilt in economic thinking.
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