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[DrHarleyboy]

Sorry, but I disagree, and so do potential voters:

Poll: Voters turned off by idea of America moving toward socialism

A new poll from Public Opinion Strategies—the GOP half of the NBC/WSJ poll— found that while Democrats may be open to the American political system shifting toward more socialist policies, the prospect is hardly popular with the rest of the electorate.

Fifty-one percent of registered voters in the poll disagreed with the notion that "the country would be better off if our political and economic systems were more socialist," while 45 percent supported the idea.

Democrats, by a 58-point margin, overwhelmingly believe the U.S. would be better off if it were more socialist. But just 14 percent of Republicans agree, and 83 percent disagree.

More than half, 56 percent, of independents disagree that a shift toward socialism would be beneficial.

Key swing groups also disagree, such as white suburban women and those living in potential 2020 battleground states.

Democratic socialists or those open to more socialist policies may argue, fairly, that part of the problem is the game around definitions—the stigma of socialism is likely far more poisonous in the political debate than some socialist-tinged policies may be.

But as Public Opinion Strategies pollster Neil Newhouse pointed out, "the president's State of the Union warning against a shift to socialism makes sense given these poll results."

The poll was conducted February 16-20 of 800 registered voters, and it has an overall margin of error of plus-minus 3.1 percentage points.

https://www.nbcnews.com/card/poll-voters-turned-idea-america-moving-toward-socialism-n976266