August 4, 2026

GOP Crushes Dems In Poll When Socialism Added To Mix

By Drew Hayes

The pollster who has consistently been among the most accurate at capturing Trump voters has a prediction for November: Voters will reject Democratic socialist candidates.

Instead of simply choosing between a Republican and a Democrat, respondents were asked whether they would support a Republican candidate who supports free-market capitalism or a Democratic candidate who supports big-government socialism.

The result was striking. Republicans went from a virtual tie on the generic ballot to a commanding 49% to 36% advantage.

Read the McLaughlin Poll here.

Read more from Newsmax here.

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Drew Hayes
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