A new number inside the latest Fox News national poll could bolster Republican midterm messaging as they work to hold their fragile congressional majorities amid an extremely rough political climate in this autumn's elections.The figure: 55% of registered voters hold an unfavorable view of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), while only three in ten see the DSA in a positive light.The Fox News poll is the latest national survey to show that while the DSA has gained traction among Democrats, the group and the broader socialist movement in America face significant national skepticism.The figures appear to reinforce a key element in the GOP midterm playbook, which aims to turn what's normally a referendum on the party in power into a choice election.WHAT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLL SAYS ABOUT THE MIDTERM ELECTIONSCongressional candidate Claire Valdez, Congressional candidate Brad Lander, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands during a rally on June 18, 2026, in New York City.(Michael M.
Santiago/Getty Images)Republicans, pointing to the surge this year by progressive and socialist candidates over centrist and establishment-backed rivals in the Democratic Party primaries, are painting all Democrats on the ballot this year as far-left radicals.President Donald Trump, at this month's GOP midterm convention, argued that there is a "communist" takeover of the Democratic Party."In state after state, the Democrat establishment has been overthrown and replaced by crazed lunatics and radicals.They call themselves Democrat socialists, but actually, they’re communists."DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUBPresident Donald Trump speaks during the Republican convention at American Airlines Center on Wednesday, Sept.
9, 2026, in Dallas, Texas.(The Dallas Morning News via GettyImages)House Speaker Mike Johnson recently told Fox News Digital, "This really is a contrast election between common sen...