WHAT HAPPENED: A majority of American voters are concerned about the growth of socialism and communism in the United States, according to a new poll.

DETAIL: According to a new poll by Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll, a recurring national opinion poll, 63 percent of Americans are concerned about the rise of socialism and communism in U.S. politics. Specifically, 36 percent are "very concerned” and 27 percent are "somewhat concerned.” Only 13 percent are "not at all concerned,” while 16 percent "aren’t too concerned.” The poll was conducted by Noble Predictive Insights and surveyed 2,533 registered voters across party lines, including 930 Republicans, 930 Democrats, and 673 Independents. This includes 330 "true independents,” i.e. registered Independents who do not lean towards either party. The poll was conducted between August 12 and August 16. The poll’s margin of error is +/- 2.0%. This follows a series of high-profile victories for the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), a far-left political organization, and far-left candidates more broadly in Democrat primaries. Notably, the Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll, 49 percent of Democrats expressed concern about the rise of socialism, while 40 percent were not concerned.

KEY QUOTE: "The Democratic Party is becoming the party of socialism. Fifty-eight percent view socialism positively. 50 percent view capitalism negatively. I’m a proud free market capitalist. This is lunacy,” posted Senator Fetterman (D-PA) on X (formerly Twitter) earlier this month in reference to a similar poll, which revealed that Democrats have a more positive view of socialism than capitalism.

IMPACT: This poll highlights the growing influence of socialism and communism in the U.S. as advanced by groups like the DSA, as well as DSA-backed Democrats, and DSA-adjacent Democrats, such as Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who officially re-joined the DSA earlier this month. This poll echoes previous findings published throughout the year. Back in July, it was revealed that one-third of Democrats now identify as democratic socialists. However, while it is clear that support for socialism and communism has grown within the Democratic Party, far-left ideologies remain widely unpopular. For instance, despite New York City’s election of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is a member of the DSA, a poll published earlier this month found that only 30 percent of people in New York state support the organization.

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