Socialism is only a symptom. Republicans can’t risk ignoring the real problem

The left isn’t embracing socialism. It’s rejecting the status quo.

The political world woke up after Tuesday’s election asking the same question: Is the Democratic Party lurching toward socialism?

Maybe.

DEMOCRATS' NEW-WAVE SOCIALISTS ARE WINNING PRIMARIES BUT FACE A HARSH REALITY IN GENERAL ELECTIONS

But that’s not the question that matters.

The question that matters is this: Why are more voters willing to give socialism a look in the first place?

Because if Republicans answer that question incorrectly...