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2016 Postmortem

factfinder_77

(841 posts) Mon Apr 11, 2016, 04:57 PM Apr 2016

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Poll: Most Americans unwilling to vote for a socialist

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/poll-voters-socialist-atheist-catholic-119273

In a gallup poll last year, just 47 percent of Americans would vote for a socialist if their party nominated one,

The poll, conducted June 2-7, surveyed 1,527 adults nationwide on the telephone, carrying an overall margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

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Poll: Most Americans unwilling to vote for a socialist (Original Post) factfinder_77 Apr 2016 OP

You went that far back to dredge that up? GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 #1

06/22/2015 Kip Humphrey Apr 2016 #2

last year? DetroitSocialist83 Apr 2016 #3

dayum. snap. and welcome to du! nt restorefreedom Apr 2016 #7

Ha!! :-D NurseJackie Apr 2016 #10

Low-post-count newb dredging up ancient polls? Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #4

It seems to be a bot. David Brock stuff. delrem Apr 2016 #22

The US is more familiar with Bernie's brand of democratic socialism since June - anything recent? JudyM Apr 2016 #5

Landline or cellphone? grntuscarora Apr 2016 #6

Bernie has 58% in 2 recent polls against Trump jfern Apr 2016 #8

Thank You Maedhros Apr 2016 #9

And no socialists are running... Bernie is a democratic socialist. glowing Apr 2016 #11

If you have to explain then you've already lost uponit7771 Apr 2016 #14

We are back to this meme? Recycling is good. nt Live and Learn Apr 2016 #12

Yeah but, Sanders had a bird land on his podium so they'll all change their minds soon!!!! /sarcasm uponit7771 Apr 2016 #13

But their favorite government programs are socialist programs. Vinca Apr 2016 #15

Did the fat lady sing? GeorgeGist Apr 2016 #16

Hillary and Trump are seen more unfavorably than socialism. thesquanderer Apr 2016 #17

Forget polls - they change hour to hour. Young people don't care. snowy owl Apr 2016 #18

Many Americans Aerows Apr 2016 #19

Breaking News! Guy named Factfinder can't find Facts!!! Joob Apr 2016 #20

And Gays will never be allowed to marry beedle Apr 2016 #21

GeorgiaPeanuts

(2,353 posts)

1. You went that far back to dredge that up?

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 04:58 PM

Apr 2016

The general election match ups say otherwise

Kip Humphrey

(4,753 posts)

2. 06/22/2015

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 04:59 PM

Apr 2016

try again.

DetroitSocialist83

(169 posts)

3. last year?

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 04:59 PM

Apr 2016

a poll this week says 49% will NEVER vote for Hillary.

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)

7. dayum. snap. and welcome to du! nt

Reply to DetroitSocialist83 (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 05:04 PM

Apr 2016

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

10. Ha!! :-D

Reply to DetroitSocialist83 (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 05:15 PM

Apr 2016

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)

4. Low-post-count newb dredging up ancient polls?

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 05:01 PM

Apr 2016

Yeah, that seems legit...

Way to sock it to 'em!

delrem

(9,688 posts)

22. It seems to be a bot. David Brock stuff.

Reply to Lizzie Poppet (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 12, 2016, 12:00 AM

Apr 2016

Lots of these low postcount trolls in these here woods. And I figure it's OK to say that these "red scare" OPs are trollish, since they're not rationally answerable.

"Hey, well, I'm not very into Stalin either, Dave." is the best I can come up with.

I liked it better at the beginning when posters with 60K+ post counts entered into the discussion as leaders and as extreme partisans, but who I hadn't seen much of at all in the preceding years. That was a strange business. Still puzzles me.

But then, I think DU is paid into by Brock, if not directly then indirectly.

JudyM

(29,251 posts)

5. The US is more familiar with Bernie's brand of democratic socialism since June - anything recent?

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 05:01 PM

Apr 2016

grntuscarora

(1,249 posts)

6. Landline or cellphone?

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 05:01 PM

Apr 2016

And a poll from last year?

Might be a bit stale.

Nice try, though.

jfern

(5,204 posts)

8. Bernie has 58% in 2 recent polls against Trump

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 05:05 PM

Apr 2016

So 58% would vote for a 75 year old Jewish democratic socialist.

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)

9. Thank You

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 05:10 PM

Apr 2016

for alerting me to the need to put you on ignore!

/bye

glowing

(12,233 posts)

11. And no socialists are running... Bernie is a democratic socialist.

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 05:19 PM

Apr 2016

Using govt to help build people/ citizens up. Not allowing corporations and the wealthy to beat us all up. Not too hard for most people to understand when they hear him speak or look at his record... He's not even that radical. He's more like democrats from FDR or JFK times.

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

14. If you have to explain then you've already lost

Reply to glowing (Reply #11)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 05:22 PM

Apr 2016

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)

12. We are back to this meme? Recycling is good. nt

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 05:21 PM

Apr 2016

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

13. Yeah but, Sanders had a bird land on his podium so they'll all change their minds soon!!!! /sarcasm

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 05:21 PM

Apr 2016

Vinca

(50,279 posts)

15. But their favorite government programs are socialist programs.

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 05:24 PM

Apr 2016

Ask them if they want to give up Medicare and Social Security. Sadly, half the population is so dim they can't name the Vice President so they shouldn't be polled about anything.

GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts)

16. Did the fat lady sing?

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 05:33 PM

Apr 2016

thesquanderer

(11,990 posts)

17. Hillary and Trump are seen more unfavorably than socialism.

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 11:45 PM

Apr 2016

Based on a Jan 2016 poll, 48% of Americans have an unfavorable view of socialism. (Which does not necessarily mean they would not vote for Sanders, who is not a pure socialist.) Meanwhile, as of March, 52% of Americans view Hillary unfavorably, and 57% view Trump unfavorably. Sanders is viewed unfavorably by about 42%, making him more popular than socialism, Hillary, or Trump.

https://today.yougov.com/news/2016/01/28/democrats-remain-divided-socialism/

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/22/politics/2016-election-poll-donald-trump-hillary-clinton/

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/bernie-sanders-favorable-rating

snowy owl

(2,145 posts)

18. Forget polls - they change hour to hour. Young people don't care.

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 11:47 PM

Apr 2016

You haven't been paying attention apparently. Only old white men even pay attention to that word any more.

Aerows

(39,961 posts)

19. Many Americans

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 11:49 PM

Apr 2016

support Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. I would not hold up what "most Americans are willing to vote for" as a gold standard.

Joob

(1,065 posts)

20. Breaking News! Guy named Factfinder can't find Facts!!!

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 11:50 PM

Apr 2016

Also, ya blocked now for spewing garbage.

beedle

(1,235 posts)

21. And Gays will never be allowed to marry

Reply to factfinder_77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 11:50 PM

Apr 2016

... saw it in a poll.

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