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Democratic Socialists Win Elections With Wealthy White Voters Not Working Class

Reality Check with Ross Coulthart · Are socialists taking over the Democratic party? | On Balance Full Show · July 3, 2026
Democratic Socialists Win Elections With Wealthy White Voters Not Working Class
Reality Check with Ross Coulthart
Reality Check with Ross Coulthart
Are socialists taking over the Democratic party? | On Balance Full Show
"A 2021 survey of DSA members found that 85% were white, just 9% were Hispanic, and just 4% black. Even Trump got 24% of black men to vote for him, and he won Hispanic men outright. As for a working-class organization, just 4% of DSA members had blue-collar jobs, while six in 10 had professional jobs, and the remainder were unemployed or students. Over 80% had a college degree."
Host Batya Ungar-Sargon reveals that Democratic Socialists of America candidates are winning primaries by attracting affluent, college-educated white voters rather than the working-class, multiracial coalition they claim to represent. Recent socialist victories in Denver, New York, and Maine show candidates losing working-class and Hispanic neighborhoods while dominating high-income areas with college-educated voters. The analysis exposes a fundamental disconnect between DSA rhetoric about representing workers and the actual demographic composition of their support base.
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Are socialists taking over the Democratic party? | On Balance Full Show

August 3, 2026 · 40m · 3 Egleze moments
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