See my post 45.
Some understand and support socialism, even when they know how much misery it causes.
Some support the concept of socialism out of ignorance and because it simply makes them feel good.
Some don’t understand that they are supporting socialism when they vote for these people.
There is a FR thread that needs reposted - The Satanic Left vs the Stupid Left.
i’d guess your typical voters are the stupid ones, the politicians are the “satanic” ones.
altho satanic doesn’t really describe it. you’ve got candidates like huckabee, who are socially conservative, christian socialists. or people like my brother in law and my cousin, who are strong christians, but think that gov’t should be a strict totalitarian rule.