AAN Poll of Progressives on Socialism

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AAN poll of Democrat primary voters' views on socialism. Survey conducted by OnMessage Inc, Feb 2-4, 2016.

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  • N AT I O N A L D E M O C R AT P R I M A R Y S U R V E Y

    Feb. 2-4, 2016

  • 2METHODOLOGY

    The following national survey was conducted by

    OnMessage Inc. Telephone interviews were

    conducted on February 2-4, 2016. This survey

    consists of 1000 likely Democrat primary voters

    and was stratified to reflect historic voter

    trends. The margin of error for this survey is +/-

    3.10%.

  • I D E O LO G Y M A K E U P3

    2027

    38

    7 5

    Very LiberalSomewhat LiberalModerateSomewhat ConservativeVery Conservative

    28 28 33

    3 1

    1625

    37

    8 8

    AGE 35 & UNDER AGE 66+

  • 4I M AG E T E S T S

    SOCIALISMNet: +13

    CAPITALISMNet: +17

    COMMUNISMNet: -75

    Very FavSomewhat FavSomewhat UnfavVery Unfav

    Never Heard OfNo Opinion

    31 24

    12

    21515

    34 20

    13

    31713

    43

    30

    47

    30

    3 141

    314

    65

    4

    79

  • 46 50 42 3724 31 30

    33

    45 and Under 46-55 56-65 66+

    5

    I M AG E T E S T SS O C I A L I S M

    FavorableUnfavorable

    46 40 44 37 4230 29 31 2336

    Male Female White Af. American Hispanic

    AGE

    GENDER/RACE

  • 2540

    10 13 12

    Capitalism Socialism Both Neither DK/Refuse

    6

    Thinking about different forms of government, which of the following statements do you agree with most?

    S O C I A L I S M H E A D TO H E A D

    Some people say free market capitalism is the best form of government. They say that its not the governments

    job to pick winners and losers and that government intervention only leads to inefficiency. They say that

    capitalism produces the greatest amount of personal and economic freedom for every individual and is ultimately results in the best economic outcome for society, even if

    some people are left behind because they cant compete.

    Other people say that socialism is the best form of government. They say that corporations have too much

    control and that the capitalist system is set up to favor the rich and powerful. They say that the only way to police

    corporations and protect the citizens is for the government to take a larger role in managing the

    economy to make sure that every individual has equal access to basic necessities and public goods, even if that means that some people have to transfer their wealth to

    others.

  • 19 2229 28

    46 4838 36

    45 and Under 46-55 56-65 66+

    7

    S O C I A L I S M H E A D TO H E A D

    CapitalismSocialism

    28 23 25 27 2140 39 40 40 40

    Male Female White Af. American Hispanic

    AGE

    GENDER/RACE

  • Do you think socialism has a positive or negative impact on society?

    17 12 16

    40

    15

    Positive Negative DK/Refused

    8

    57

    27

    S O C I A L I S M S I M PAC T

    Somewhat

    Strongly

  • 25 2414

    2215

    Favor Oppose DK/Refused

    9

    47

    As you may have heard, there are some in Congress who have proposed drastically changing the healthcare system

    in this country to ensure that everyone, regardless of income, has the same access to healthcare. They suggest

    doing away with private practices, private hospitals and private insurance plans and instead replacing them with a

    government run system that would be funded through federal and state tax dollars. Would you favor or oppose

    changing the current healthcare system to a government run system?

    P O L I C Y S P L I T S A M P L EH E A LT H C A R E

    Somewhat

    Strongly

    39

    2315

    32

    20

    10

    Favor Oppose DK/Refused

    43

    25

    Thinking about healthcare in this country, would you favor or oppose changing our

    system to the Socialist health care system that is currently in place in Denmark?

    Somewhat

    Strongly

  • Please tell me if you agree or disagree with the following statement. Most of the media in our country is controlled by corporations who

    are more interested in profits than telling the truth. Before a corporate owned media entity covers a campus rally for racial

    equality, they should first prove that they are not biased against the content of the rally.

    40

    8 15

    27

    11

    Agree Disagree DK/Refused

    10

    67

    19

    B A R R I N G P R E S S F R O M C A M P U S P R OT E S T S

    Somewhat

    Strongly

  • 67 72 64 67

    18 17 23 19

    45 and Under 46-55 56-65 66+

    11

    AgreeDisagree

    67 68 6379 79

    22 16 22 10 13

    Male Female White Af. American Hispanic

    AGE

    GENDER/RACE

    B A R R I N G P R E S S F R O M C A M P U S P R OT E S T S

  • 16

    15

    14

    13

    15

    14

    13

    12

    33

    30

    27

    34

    23

    26

    34

    34

    100 80 60 40 20 20 40 60 80 100

    NETLess Likely More Likely

    Somewhat Agree

    A G R E E/ D I S AG R E E S E R I E S12

    6825

    Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Strongly Agree

    +43The Federal government should tax the rich and spread the

    wealth around as it is good for everybody.

    6127 +34Obamacare did not go far enough and we should now progress to the next step and create a single-payer healthcare system similar

    to Canada and countries in Europe.

    5629 +27The Federal government, not the private sector, is best equipped to run, regulate, and innovate the economy in order to help every

    American and not just the rich and powerful.

    5631 +25Government is more capable of managing certain industries and

    sectors of the economy than private corporations.

  • 18

    15

    16

    17

    21

    19

    30

    25

    26

    22

    30

    32

    100 80 60 40 20 20 40 60 80 100

    NETLess Likely More Likely

    A G R E E/ D I S AG R E E S E R I E S13

    5835 +23We should make tuition at public universities and colleges free for

    all students and will pay for it by raising taxes on private investments.

    5536 +19Colleges and universities should protect students from harmful language on campus.

    5235 +17In some cases the government should take control of certain

    industries such as airlines or health care to better manage them because they are too important to our whole society to leave up

    the private businesses.

    Somewhat AgreeStrongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Strongly Agree