32% of Democrats have a negative view of capitalism.
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The Gerry Callahan ShowAug 17, 2026
The claim reverses the poll result. The CBS News poll found 32% of Democrats hold a positive view of capitalism, while 50% hold a negative view, so the claimed 32% negative figure is contradicted as of 2026-08-17. The claim faithfully reflects the passage's wording ('Capitalism, 32% negative'), so the error is in the poster's figure, not in the extraction.
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… And this was a poll over the weekend. It got very little coverage. This is so insane. This is a poll of Democrats, their views of socialism versus capitalism. Do you have a positive view of socialism? Democrats, 58% yes. They view socialism positive. Capitalism, 32% negative. 18% only 18, fewer than 1 in 5 Democrats, have a negative view of socialism. 50% have a negative view of capitalism. That should scare everybody. That is so, that is so ominous, foreboding. Think of that. …
The Gerry Callahan Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. The Hill reports that in the CBS poll, 32% of Democratic respondents viewed capitalism positively, while 50% viewed it negatively.[1]
Contradicts. Mediaite's report on the CBS News poll states that only 32% of Democrats have a positive opinion of capitalism, while 50% see it negatively.[2]
Contradicts. The Washington Examiner reports that 50% of Democratic voters hold a negative view of capitalism, and that 32% hold a positive view, per the CBS News/YouGov poll.[3]
Context. The 32% figure appears only as the positive share; no reliable source reports 32% of Democrats negative on capitalism.[1][2][3]
Sources
3 sources: 1 tier 1, 2 not rated
- 1Fetterman warns of socialism’s rise in the Democratic Party: ‘This is lunacy’thehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: contradicts, context
- 2NEW CBS POLL: Dems Favor Socialism Over Capitalism By 26 Ptsmediaite.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 3Half of Democratic voters hold negative view of capitalism: Pollwashingtonexaminer.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
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