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"When Americansespecially millennialsthink of 'socialism,' they primarily think about Bernie Sanders, Western European democracies, income equality, and access to healthcare."
byJulia Conley, staff writer
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/02/11/more-75-democrats-would-support-socialist-president-gallup?fbclid=IwAR3nRpGxRAL-33iEbZqXJqavxi501VHQi36vZhFDR2RTQQ9AM0rFyfRXYV0
A new Gallup survey showing most Americans would not be willing to vote for a socialist also revealed that an overwhelming majority of Democratic voters said they would back a candidate like Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is leading in national polls.
More than three-quarters of Democratic voters surveyed76%told Gallup they would support a presidential candidate who identified as a socialist.
A large chunk of independent voters said they would back such a candidate, with 45% saying so, while only 17% of Republicans reported the same. Overall, 45% of 1,033 respondents said they would back a socialist in the poll, which had a margin of error of four percentage points.
The poll was released Tuesday as voters in New Hampshire head to the polls, a day after Sanders and one of his most high-profile surrogates, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), rallied more than 7,500 voters in Durham, New Hampshire.
Both politicians identify as democratic socialists and promote a vision of the U.S. which would more closely resemble other wealthy countries such as Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Residents of those Nordic nations benefit from government-run healthcare which is free at the point of delivery and which has been shown to have better health outcomes for the population; public college that is tuition-free or nearly free; and robust labor protections including guaranteed paid family leave, vacation time, and unions.
"We're moving forward," Ocasio-Cortez said. "We're moving forward to a multiracial democracy, forward to guaranteed healthcare, forward to a living wage, for fighting for our neighbors."
Headlines regarding the survey suggested it had dire implications for a socialist candidate in the 2020 election, despite the fact that the majority of respondents with negative feelings about socialism would be less likely to support any Democratic candidate than the Democratic respondents.
As Common Dreams reported last October, an annual poll regarding attitudes about socialism revealed why Democratic voters aren't fearful of the word, despite fear-mongering by the corporate media and President Donald Trump about socialist countries.
"When Americansespecially millennialsthink of 'socialism,' they primarily think about Bernie Sanders, Western European democracies, income equality, and access to healthcare," acknowledged the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation of the poll, which showed that 70% of U.S. millennials would back a socialist for president. "They also do not associate socialism with communism and authoritarianism."
More than three-quarters of Democratic voters surveyed76%told Gallup they would support a presidential candidate who identified as a socialist.
A large chunk of independent voters said they would back such a candidate, with 45% saying so, while only 17% of Republicans reported the same. Overall, 45% of 1,033 respondents said they would back a socialist in the poll, which had a margin of error of four percentage points.
The poll was released Tuesday as voters in New Hampshire head to the polls, a day after Sanders and one of his most high-profile surrogates, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), rallied more than 7,500 voters in Durham, New Hampshire.
Both politicians identify as democratic socialists and promote a vision of the U.S. which would more closely resemble other wealthy countries such as Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Residents of those Nordic nations benefit from government-run healthcare which is free at the point of delivery and which has been shown to have better health outcomes for the population; public college that is tuition-free or nearly free; and robust labor protections including guaranteed paid family leave, vacation time, and unions.
"We're moving forward," Ocasio-Cortez said. "We're moving forward to a multiracial democracy, forward to guaranteed healthcare, forward to a living wage, for fighting for our neighbors."
Headlines regarding the survey suggested it had dire implications for a socialist candidate in the 2020 election, despite the fact that the majority of respondents with negative feelings about socialism would be less likely to support any Democratic candidate than the Democratic respondents.
As Common Dreams reported last October, an annual poll regarding attitudes about socialism revealed why Democratic voters aren't fearful of the word, despite fear-mongering by the corporate media and President Donald Trump about socialist countries.
"When Americansespecially millennialsthink of 'socialism,' they primarily think about Bernie Sanders, Western European democracies, income equality, and access to healthcare," acknowledged the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation of the poll, which showed that 70% of U.S. millennials would back a socialist for president. "They also do not associate socialism with communism and authoritarianism."
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More Than 75% of Democrats Would Support a Socialist for President: Gallup [View all]
Autumn
Feb 2020
OP
Young people who are liberal and don't identify with the Democratic party have no fear of socialism.
Autumn
Feb 2020
#7
I dont agree. Outside of this forum, there are Democrats who will not vote for
Demsrule86
Feb 2020
#21
That could certainly be true. If we take the 76% at face value, it's not a good sign.
TwilightZone
Feb 2020
#24
Only 45% of American voters would consider voting for a socialist. Fewer than 5 years ago.
beastie boy
Feb 2020
#6
Common Dreams is a joke of a source. Their goal is propaganda, not information.
beastie boy
Feb 2020
#14
These polls about socialism are loaded. This country can't even agree on a reasonable definition.
Thomas Hurt
Feb 2020
#13
We need nearly all voting Democrats and a majority of independents to win.
dubyadiprecession
Feb 2020
#19
And after the opo research is unleashed , Sanders will lose. We wont get the voters we
Demsrule86
Feb 2020
#23
Well they sure as heck are not showing up for the socialist if that is their preference
Peacetrain
Feb 2020
#22
I am thinking of starting a poll, would you vote for a socialist over voldemort?
still_one
Feb 2020
#34