In a new poll from Gallup, only 51% of Americans say socialism would be a bad thing for the United States, with 43% believing it would be a good thing for the nation.

This is a stark difference from when Americans were polled about socialism in 1942, where 25% said socialism would good thing and 34% not having an opinion on it.

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