WASHINGTON – The American Action Network (@AAN) today released survey results on Democrat primary voters’ views on socialism. With a socialist as a leading candidate for the presidential nomination, this survey sheds new light on the ideological identity of progressives.

Among the key findings of the survey:

• By a 30 point margin, a majority of Democrats polled believe socialism has a positive impact on society.   
• They say they agree more with socialism than capitalism (40%/25%).
• They favor ending the private health system and replacing it with a government-run system (47%/39%).
• 67% say the media should prove they are not biased against the content of a campus rally on racial equality before covering it.

The OnMessage Inc survey of likely Democrat primary voters was conducted from February 2-4, 2016, and the margin of error is +/-3.1%.

AAN Poll of Progressives on Socialism

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