Is Socialism Really Gaining Steam, or Are Socialists Just Gaming the System Better?
Is Socialism Really Gaining Steam, or Are Socialists Just Gaming the System Better? David Strom 8:00 AM | July 28, 2026 AP Photo/Jens Meyer One of the advantages of this job is that I sometimes get to meet, at least virtually, more interesting people than I normally would in a 9-5 job. He and I connected after I wrote about the difficulties of polling in today's environment, and we have been corresponding on and off ever since.
- ▪Is Socialism Really Gaining Steam, or Are Socialists Just Gaming the System Better?
- ▪David Strom 8:00 AM | July 28, 2026 AP Photo/Jens Meyer One of the advantages of this job is that I sometimes get to meet, at least virtually, more interesting people than I normally would in a 9-5 job.
- ▪He and I connected after I wrote about the difficulties of polling in today's environment, and we have been corresponding on and off ever since.
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Is Socialism Really Gaining Steam, or Are Socialists Just Gaming the System Better? David Strom 8:00 AM | July 28, 2026 AP Photo/Jens Meyer One of the advantages of this job is that I sometimes get to meet, at least virtually, more interesting people than I normally would in a 9-5 job. Scott Rasmussen is one of those. He and I connected after I wrote about the difficulties of polling in today's environment, and we have been corresponding on and off ever since. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Every once in a while, he sends me interesting tidbits from his work at the Napolitan Institute, where he combines his polling expertise from his time as President of Rasmussen…
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