https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/29/poll-53-of-democrats-have-positive-view-of-socialism/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 03:29:04 -0400<![CDATA[The differences between Democrats and Republicans in how they view these terms provide an important window into today&#8217;s political realities. Democrats have a more positive image of the federal government than they do of capitalism, by a 20-percentage-point margin, while Republicans are more positive about capitalism than the federal government, by a 45-point margin. This difference is not surprising &#8212; particularly given that a Democrat currently occupies the White House &#8212; but underscores the divergence in the ways in which Republicans and Democrats look at the appropriate role of the government in relationship to business.]]>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:25:45 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/29/poll-53-of-democrats-have-positive-view-of-socialism-n97897