A poll by Think Progress concluded that 16% of Americans identify as Progressive. This movement is seen as new and modern, when it is really only a reemergence of an old idea-- socialism. Progressive platforms are becoming increasingly popular, because they give a minority an advantage in society. In the late 19th century, politicians started emerging as Progressives. Their platform was to help American society progress in the workplace. The Progressive Movement hit America in 1890 with Teddy Roosevelt, and followed with William Taft and Woodrow Wilson. These men were the faces of the Progressive Movement and stressed government activism, regulation of trusts, improvement of urban sanitation and safety, labor regulation- especially for women and children, and conservation. In the 2016 presidential campaign, Bernie Sanders had at one point 45% of electors pledged to him. Sanders pledged tuition- free college and health care for all. He wanted a “political revolution” to reform our so