This week’s Reuters/Ipsos Core Political release presents something of an outlier of our trend. Every series of polls has the occasional outlier and in our opinion this is one. So, while we are reporting the findings in the interest of transparency, we will not be announcing the start of a new trend until we have more data to validate this pattern.
On his 200th birthday, Karl Marx's ideas persist around the world, in some places more than others, but it's complicated. While majorities worldwide embrace free market competition, many also embrace ideas rooted in Marxist ideals such as free education, healthcare, and even a right to universal income.
In order to attract people to a broader sense of identity that unifies more than it divides, leaders today must understand where their people currently are and what political team they identify with.