ELECTIONS Poll: Sanders Rises, But Socialism Isn't Popular With Most Americans
ELECTIONS
Poll: Sanders Rises, But Socialism Isn't Popular With Most Americans
February 19, 20205:01 AM ET
Domenico Montanaro - 2015
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign event on Monday in Richmond, Calif.
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is rising in the polls among Democrats, but questions about his electability against President Trump persist because he self-identifies as a democratic socialist.
A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll backs up the idea that the label could hurt him.
Asked about their impression of socialism, only about a quarter of Americans (28%) said they have a favorable view, while almost 6-in-10 (58%) said they had an unfavorable impression.
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If socialism is so unpopular with Americans, how can Sanders be on the rise in the Democratic primary? Because Democrats and, more specifically, progressives view socialism favorably. Half of Democrats said so, while more than two-thirds of progressives did.”
Just 23% of independents, though, and 7% of Republicans viewed socialism favorably.”
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