[A. Patriot]

Actually, I always thought of the term “progressive” as just another term for “socialist”.

[Little Ray]

I thought it was another word for “commie.”

[kabar]

Actually, I always thought of the term “progressive” as just another term for “socialist”.

Historically, you are correct, which is why I don't understand why the Dems have opted for that term. I guess they depend on the fact that most Americans don't know their history.

Hnery Wallace and the Progressive Party

If Strom Thurmond and his supporters deserve execration for their ties to Jim Crow, then Henry Wallace and his Progressive party deserve the same for their ties to Joseph Stalin — ties liberals today are unwilling or unable to repudiate. In fact, the Wallace campaign was the closest the Soviet Union ever came to actually choosing a president of the United States.