There’s been a change in what voters want from Washington. The latest Fox News survey asks which of two messages voters would send to the federal government: “lend me a hand” or “leave me alone.” A majority of 52% would ask Washington to “lend me a hand,” up from 44% […] Read more »
Modest Declines in Positive Views of ‘Socialism’ and ‘Capitalism’ in U.S.
The American public continues to express more positive opinions of “capitalism” than “socialism,” although the shares viewing each of the terms positively have declined modestly since 2019. Today, 36% of U.S. adults say they view socialism somewhat (30%) or very (6%) positively, down from 42% who viewed the term positively […] Read more »
Deconstructing Americans’ Views of Socialism, Capitalism
… A fairly constant four in 10 Americans have held a favorable view of socialism across six surveys conducted by Gallup since 2010, while a similarly constant six in 10 have held favorable opinions of capitalism. A little more than half of those who hold a favorable opinion of socialism […] Read more »
Socialism, Capitalism Ratings in U.S. Unchanged
Americans remain much more positive toward capitalism than socialism, and their ratings of each have been largely stable over the past decade-plus. … Socialism ties with “the federal government” as the lowest rated of the six terms included in the 2021 survey. In contrast, Americans are most positive toward small […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: High concern over higher prices
Voter concern over inflation remains sky high, as more voters blame higher prices on the pandemic than on the government. At the same time, over half rate their family finances positively — and far fewer are looking for help from Uncle Sam than last year. That’s according to the latest […] Read more »
Americans More Worried About Health Than Economy, Oppose Socialism
The first wave of findings from our just completed national survey of 1,000 likely voters (+/- 3.1% at 95% C.I. taken between April 16 and 20), show more fully the dramatic extent of the unprecedented change in American voter public opinion due to the coronavirus great pandemic. Coronavirus health concerns […] Read more »