The feel the Bern sensation hasn’t gone away.
Via Circa:
Socialism in the U.S. is growing fast.
That’s not a critique of the government. Membership in the Democratic Socialists of America has tripled in the past year, the Los Angeles Times reports. It now boasts more than 19,000 members, a record for the 35-year-old organization.
That’s certainly far smaller than the major political parties and even other grassroots groups. But it’s the biggest openly socialist group in America in decades.
Many members say they believe the Democratic Party has failed them. For example, 24-year-old Los Angeles native Kevin Joerger said he “rooted, sort of” for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election but felt Wall Street and capitalism in general had failed America. He’s now a DSA member.
While Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) isn’t a member, he is a self-described democratic socialist. Many DSA members supported Sanders.