Judging by the way the media presents Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her socialist ideas, you would think that the vast majority of Americans just love them.
In reality, nothing could be further from the truth.
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A new poll finds that most people strongly dislike socialism and they don’t care much for AOC.
Just the News reports:
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Poll: Majority of Americans hate socialism, don’t much like Ocasio-Cortez
Twitterers may love Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but a majority of Americans don’t much care for her or the socialist ideas she’s selling.
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Nearly 60% of Americans said they didn’t like the New York Democrat, and 75% reject the socialism she preaches, according to a Heartland Institute/Rasmussen poll.
“When asked, ‘Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?,’ only 18% said ‘very favorable,’ while 19% said ‘somewhat favorable,'” analysts for the pro-market Heartland Institute reported. “On the other hand, 38% of likely voters said they have a ‘very unfavorable’ impression of AOC, and 20% said they have a ‘somewhat unfavorable’ impression of her. About 15% said they are not sure.”
“Taken together, these results show that a strong majority of likely voters believe the United States should reject socialism and instead adopt free-market economic principles,” analysts Christopher Talgo and Justin Haskins wrote.
What’s more, likely voters hate socialism.
When asked ‘Which is better – a free-market economic system or socialism?,’ 75% of respondents answered ‘free-market economic system,’ while just 11% answered ‘socialism,'” according to the authors.
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This just goes to show that most journalists, who tend to live on Twitter, are not in touch with the majority of Americans.
“Asked whether the free-market economy or socialism was better, 75 percent of likely voters chose capitalism, while 11 percent backed socialism, according to a Heartland Institute/Rasmussen poll.”
Majority of Americans hate socialism, reject AOC https://t.co/Hd1Osjn3PE
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) December 25, 2020
The media pushes the ideas of the far left, but most of the public isn’t interested.
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Cross posted from American Lookout.
