The People's Line

The People's Line

Republicans love capitalism slightly less than they used to

New polling puts talk of a partisan "realignment" in stark perspective.

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Carl Beijer
Jun 26, 2021
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Axios has released some new polling that, as usual, can be read in two different ways. The more sensational reading focuses on an indisputably remarkable shift: support for capitalism among Republicans has dropped 14 points since 2019, while it has actually increased among Democrats by 4 points. A less sensational reading reminds us what the absolute nu…

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