Bill Maher Rails Against Democratic Socialism on HBO's 'Real Time'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : "His big thing was always bringing single-payer health care to our country of 340 million.
59% : Despite Maher's protestations, Democratic Socialists have had success in recent elections.
58% : " While Maher noted that Mamdani "seems like a nice guy," he urged the Democrats not to get swept up in "socialism fever."
53% : " Maher was referencing Vermont's proposal for single-payer health care, modeled on a system used successfully in many other developed countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, South Korea, and Norway.
47% : "Democratic socialism is like a dating profile.
47% : Following Mamdani's New York mayoral victory, 43-year-old Democratic Socialist Katie Wilson unseated centrist Democrat Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on Thursday (November 13), running on a campaign based on affordability.
45% : They'll be the first to tell you that they're Democratic Socialists," Maher went on.
43% : And I don't think people know that yet." While Maher acknowledged socialist programs such as Medicare, Social Security, and Food Stamps, he claimed that Democrats like Mamdani are far more radical.

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