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Another 26% said they were undecided.<\/p>\n<p>The survey comes after democratic socialist candidates posted recent electoral successes in New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles and the state of Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>The democratic socialist movement in the US has gained significantly greater visibility, particularly since the election of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani last year.<\/p>\n<p>Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders brought the modern democratic socialist movement into the mainstream of US politics during his 2016 presidential campaign, a process that was followed several years later by the election of Democratic New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.<\/p>\n<p>The two politicians are widely regarded as the most prominent figures of democratic socialism in contemporary American politics.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on social media platform X, Senator Bernie Sanders said: &#8220;When I look at the recent progressive victories in Colorado and elsewhere, and at the successful organizing campaigns taking root across the country, I believe we may be on the verge of the political revolution we have been fighting for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Economist\/YouGov survey also examined broader public attitudes toward the concept of socialism. 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