‘Voters hate socialism’: 75% reject it despite support from elites, Hollywood and media, says poll

It’s just not hip anymore — or maybe it never was.

Three-fourths of likely U.S. voters reject socialism, despite positive reviews of the belief system from activists, progressives, the popular press and some elected officials. A new Heartland Institute poll simply asked U.S. voters if they prefer a free-market economic system over a socialist economic system.

“Likely voters hate socialism,” the organization said.

“Despite the countless calls for more socialism among elites in media and Hollywood, Americans aren’t interested in adopting the same socialist policies that have led to mass poverty wherever they have been tried,” the Illinois-based nonprofit said in a statement released Wednesday.

The poll found that 75% of respondents favored a free-market economic system, while 11% sided with socialism, and the rest were undecided.

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