Republicans need to make the case for capitalism

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Though Republicans have seen a marked increase in voter enthusiasm following the Democrats’ disastrous behavior during the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, there’s one issue the Right is critically losing on: capitalism and the war of public opinion.

In a recent public opinion poll from Harvard’s Institute of Politics, likely voters claimed to favor democratic socialism over capitalism by five points, with the majority supporting single-payer healthcare, federal job guarantees, and free college.

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