More than two-thirds of Democrats have a “positive” view of socialism, according to a new poll that also shows support for capitalism at a new low among Americans.

Approximately 39% of Americans overall say they have a “positive” view of socialism, according to Gallup polling. Though that number has held relatively steady, it’s increased slightly over the last 15 years; in 2010, support for socialism was at 36%. But when broken out by political party, 66% of Democrats view socialism positively, compared to 14% of Republicans and 38% of independents.

Historically, Democrats trend much more toward socialism than other groups. In 2010, half of those who identified themselves as Democrats said they were in favor, and that number increased over the years. Independents, however, have stayed relatively steady, in the 34%-41% range.

Republicans’ views towards socialism tend to be more volatile, though the proportion who view the system positively has never reached more than a quarter. The current 14% is right in the middle, with a low of 9% in 2019 to a high of 24% in 2012.

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The proportion of Americans who support capitalism hit the lowest point in 15 years, 54%. About 60% of Americans have historically supported capitalism over the last 15 years, with the rate dipping to 56% in 2018. About three-quarters, 74%, of Republicans have a positive view of capitalism, which has held mostly steady over the last 15 years, with a peak of 78% in 2019 and a low of 67% in 2016.

But among Democrats and independent voters, support for capitalism is on the wane. In the latest polling, 42% of Democrats and 51% of independents have a positive view of capitalism, the lowest number for both groups in 15 years.

The poll was conducted between August 1-20, polling 1,094 American adults via telephone, with a margin of error of 4%.

While there have been a few socialist candidates to find success—in 1910, Wisconsin’s Victor Berger was the first Socialist elected to Congress—socialism generally has faced an uphill battle in the United States. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is credited with the recent mainstream acceptance of socialism by GovFacts.org.

Recently, however, Democratic socialists have seen victory. Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayoral candidate, trounced both current mayor Eric Adams and former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the primary election. However, both Adams and Cuomo have refused to end their campaigns so he will again face them—along with Republican candidate and founder of the Guardian Angels Curtis Sliwa—in the general this November.

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In a lengthy post to X, formerly Twitter, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) slammed President Donald Trump for breaking his campaign promises of “No more foreign wars. No more regime change. World Peace.”

Greene’s Monday morning post criticized the Trump administration for not just bombing three Iranian sites, but for changing its claims about the success of the strikes.

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“I spent millions of my own money and TRAVELED THE ENTIRE COUNTRY campaigning for President Trump and his MAGA agenda and his promises. And Trump’s MAGA agenda included these key promises: NO MORE FOREIGN WARS. NO MORE REGIME CHANGE. WORLD PEACE. And THIS is what the people voted for,” Greene wrote. “Only 6 months in and we are back into foreign wars, regime change, and world war 3.”

I spent millions of my own money and TRAVELED THE ENTIRE COUNTRY campaigning for President Trump and his MAGA agenda and his promises.

And Trump’s MAGA agenda included these key promises:

NO MORE FOREIGN WARS.

NO MORE REGIME CHANGE.

WORLD PEACE.

And THIS is what the people…

— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) June 23, 2025

“After the bombs were dropped, we were told ‘complete success’ and Iran’s nuclear capabilities were totally wiped out. Then it quickly turned to Iran’s nuclear facilities ‘partially damaged’ and now it’s ‘we don’t know where their enriched uranium is,'” she continued.

Greene’s comment about Iran’s enriched uranium refers to conflicting statements by members of the Trump administration. On Sunday, Vice President J.D. Vance said Iran still has its uranium stockpile. However, the following day, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the strikes had “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear sites, including its uranium stockpiles.

Though a longtime supporter of Trump, this weekend’s attack on Iran has led Greene to criticize the president for the first time. On Sunday, Greene shared a long post to X stating that she’d never known any American who was “the victim of a crime or killed by Iran,” saying the effort against Iran would be better used in the War on Drugs.

My thoughts on bombing Iran.

I don’t know anyone in America who has been the victim of a crime or killed by Iran, but I know many people who have been victims of crime committed by criminal illegal aliens or MURDERED by Cartel and Chinese fentanyl/drugs.

Almost everyone in our…

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) June 22, 2025

“I’m 51 years old. I’m GenX. I’ve watched our country go to war in foreign lands for foreign causes on behalf of foreign interests for as long as I can remember. I was in 10th grade when Desert Storm started and my father before me was sent to Vietnam, another senseless foreign war. America is $37 TRILLION in debt and all of these foreign wars have cost Americans TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS of dollars that never benefited any American,” she wrote. “I’m sick of it.”

“I can easily say I support nuclear armed Israel’s right to defend themselves and also say at the same time I don’t want to fight or fund nuclear armed Israel’s wars,” she added.

Greene is not the only MAGA figure to criticize Trump’s moves against Iran. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said Sunday “there was no imminent threat” from Iran. In response, Trump posted to his social platform Truth Social saying that Massie “is not MAGA, even though he likes to say he is.” Trump then promised to campaign against Massie in the upcoming Republican primary. On Monday, he doubled down, re-sharing his original Truth Social post, adding “GET THIS ‘BUM’ OUT OF OFFICE, ASAP!!!”

As of this writing, Trump has not responded to Greene’s comments.

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Following a brief jump in oil prices following the United States’ attacks on Iran, President Donald Trump called for the world to keep prices low.

Trump made the call Monday morning on his social media platform Truth Social.

“EVERYONE, KEEP OIL PRICES DOWN. I’M WATCHING! YOU’RE PLAYING RIGHT INTO THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY. DON’T DO IT!” Trump wrote.

In a follow-up post made two minutes later, he elaborated:

“To The Department of Energy: DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!! And I mean NOW!!!”

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Oil prices did jump late Sunday night after the attack, according to the Associated Press, but had fallen by Monday morning. The jump was driven by the attack itself, but fell as investors speculated on how Iran would respond, the AP reported. While the price did fall, oil prices are still about $10 higher per barrel than they were last week.

Trump’s “Drill, Baby, Drill” refrain is a popular Republican slogan, calling for an increase in drilling for oil and gas on American soil. Advocates say this would reduce the United States’ reliance on foreign powers—like the OPEC nations—for energy. Critics point to the environmental impact, with the Center for American Progress warning that pro-drilling policies can cause more oil spills in the world’s oceans.

A “Drill, Baby, Drill” policy also has critics from the economic side. Though the industry does provide jobs, oil prices are too volatile to base an economy on, according to Ryan Cooper in The Week. Cooper and the CAP both also point out that focusing on fossil fuels undermines efforts to increase alternative energy sources like wind and solar—alternatives that could be more consistent and, unlike oil, do not run the risk of being depleted.

Trump has long railed against alternative energy sources. He famously said that wind turbines are harmful to birds. While it’s true that birds can be killed by wind turbines, experts at MIT say the number of birds killed annually from flying into turbines pales in comparison to most other causes of wild bird deaths. While turbines can be linked to between 140,000 and 679,000 bird deaths a year, cats kill between 988 million and 4 billion. Fossil fuel projects kill nearly 20 times more birds than turbines, MIT’s experts say.

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