How many DUers would vote for a Democratic Socialist?

[paleotn]

46. It depends...

What do they mean by democratic socialism? How far do they believe government control of capital should go? Where do they think the commons end and private ownership begins? Like most things in life, it's a spectrum and simple labels don't suffice.

In a two candidate race, yes, depending on the independent's politics. If the independent is psychotic? Probably not, but that depends on how psychotic the Republican is, as they tend to be crazier than most. In a 3 way race like the last 2 gubernatorial elections in Maine? Probably not. For better or worse, it's a 2 party system and spoiler independents gave us W and inflicted LePage on Maine twice. However, if the Dem has far less support and the independent stands the better chance of winning, I'll weigh my options.

You see, it's complicated. That's why my answer to most questions like this is...it depends.