Some US progressive goals win support of independent voters, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Progressive Democratic proposals including "Medicare for all" and new taxes on billionaires have powered insurgent candidates including Abdul El-Sayed to primary victories this year, ​shaking the party establishment and leading it to worry about how Democrats will perform in November's midterm elections. But a Reuters/Ipsos poll concluded early this week found those ideas -- though by no means all of ‌the progressive agenda -- are supported by independent voters who could be decisive in determining whether President Donald Trump's Republican Party maintains its congressional majorities for the next two years. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here.Some 64% of independent registered voters in the six-day nationwide poll said they support increasing taxes on corporations and billionaires, compared to 15% who oppose the idea. And 60% of independents said they support government-provided healthcare coverage for all Americans, which progressives including Michigan U.S. Senate nominee El-Sayed have pitched as "Medicare for all" - ​expanding the government-run health insurance program to cover all Americans. The results suggest a path forward for candidates like El-Sayed, who will face Republican Mike Rogers in what is expected to be ​a highly competitive contest that will play a key role in deciding Senate control. Michigan, which Trump won in two of the last three presidential ⁠elections, presents a sharper challenge for El-Sayed than those faced by some other high-profile progressives who won primaries in heavily Democratic areas.Republicans, led by Trump, have pounced on the rise of the democratic socialist ​movement, trying to paint all Democrats as extremists and sometimes inaccur