Large Percentage of Democrats Think Socialism Didn’t ‘Really’ Get a Chance to Succeed, Poll Shows

Large Percentage of Democrats Think Socialism Didn’t ‘Really’ Get a Chance to Succeed, Poll Shows
Supporters of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders during a campaign rally at Great Meadow Park in Fort Mason in San Francisco, Calif., on March 24, 2019. Stephen Lam/Getty Images
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
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Democrat voters are more likely to think of socialism as a system that “didn’t get a chance to succeed” rather than one that has failed, according to a recent Rasmussen poll.

Forty-four percent of likely Democrat voters agreed more with the characterization that socialism “has never really been given the chance to succeed,” while 35 percent picked the answer that “it is an economic and political system that has failed in the past.” More than a fifth, 21 percent, were undecided.

Petr Svab
Petr Svab
reporter
Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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