Move over coronavirus.
Just as scary for a majority of battleground state voters is the looming possibility that the Democrats’ rush to embrace socialism could win in the 2020 election, according to a new survey from the “polling company” and provided to Secrets.
Voters fear that the shift from democracy to socialism will lead to bread lines, rolling power blackouts, long lines at medical offices, and a new secret police force.
“We have all heard and seen the horror stories. Socialism has wrought havoc on nations throughout the world. But do voters think it could happen here in the United States? An incredible number do believe these horror stories could happen in America,” read the analysis by the polling company, a subsidiary of CRC Advisors.
The survey was shared as Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden tussled over left-leaning policies in a Sunday debate. Sanders, a “democratic socialist,” has pulled Biden and the party to the Left. He has also won the enthusiastic endorsement of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and embraced her Green New Deal.
“Coming out of last night’s debate it was hard to tell which of the two was Bernie Sanders, leaving one to ask: will the real Bernie Sanders please stand up? Biden seemed to be channeling some of Bernie’s socialist ideology in an effort to keep the Bernie bros currently threatening to bolt, in line,” read the poll analysis.
Overall, the survey found that 63% are concerned that the Democratic Party is morphing into socialism. What’s more, nearly 4 in 10 Democrats are concerned the Democratic Party is becoming more of a socialist party.
Voters have a broad understanding of its promises. For example:
- Guaranteed housing, 67%.
- Free college tuition, 65%.
- Government setting salaries, 62%.
They also have a grip on its costs and problems it could bring to the U.S.:
- Cancellation of private insurance, 60%.
- Long waits to see doctors, 55%.
- Creation of a secret police force, 44%.
- Bread lines, 41%.
The findings are significant because the poll tested voters in battleground states President Trump and the Democrats feel will decide the 2020 election: Arizona, Florida, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The survey of 1,000 had a 3.1% margin of error. It is shown below.
It also showed that a majority of Hispanics, 54%-35%, are concerned about the shift among Democrats to socialism.
“Voters in these battleground states don’t support socialist policies and they believe that if a socialist were to become president, the U.S. could experience cancellation of private health insurance, nationalization of industry, rolling blackouts and, shocking, 44% believe a socialist president could result in a secret police system while 41% believe the U.S. would experience bread lines,” read the analysis.
