43% now see socialism favorably, driven by a shift among independents whose rating jumped to 45%.
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Yes, what you suspected is true: a swelling number of Americans are viewing socialism in a better light, according to a Gallup poll that was released Wednesday, as 43% of people say they view the ideology in a positive way.
In the poll, Gallup asked folks if they have a positive or negative image of socialism, capitalism, free enterprise, big business and small business in the poll conducted in August. Fifty-five percent of Americans look at capitalism in a good way, according to a story by Fox News.
Nevertheless, Lucas Holtz, a senior political advisor at Third Way, told Fox News Digital in a statement, “The Gallup poll isn’t evidence of Americans embracing socialism—it’s evidence that Americans are rejecting the economic status quo. When we look a single layer beneath to ask whether voters support socialist policies, support completely collapses.”
“Working-class Americans are pissed about the costs of everyday life and the economy, but it’s off base to think that a majority of Democrats and independents would back wholesale DSA socialism,” Holtz continued.
Holtz indicated a Third Way poll that found Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents prefer “capitalism with guardrails” over socialism by 24 points.
“Echelon Insights also ran a poll and found that socialism is 33 points underwater with independents. And they found that a whole lot of DSA-aligned policies would make voters less likely to back a candidate. Abolishing police and prisons: 73% less likely (77% among independents). Ending all immigration detention and deportations: 43% less likely (42% among independents). Government ownership of major transportation and energy infrastructure: 39% less likely (44% less likely among independents),” Holtz said.
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