最近的一项民意调查发现，46%的选民表示，他们不会考虑为自称为“民主社会主义者”的总统候选人投票。

主要调查由雅虎！新闻和YouGov在2月12日到13日之间，发现只有35%的选民会考虑投票给“民主社会主义者”，而18%的人说他们“不确定”

尽管民意调查的结果对2020年总统候选人来说听起来像是坏消息佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯自称为民主社会主义者的桑德斯，在一对一的竞争中也领先于他的每一个民主党对手。在许多情况下，这位佛蒙特州参议员以两位数的优势领先。

在一系列假设的竞选中，这项有1530名美国注册选民参加的调查显示，桑德斯领先于他的主要竞争对手，佛蒙特州参议员以15个百分点击败前纽约市长迈克尔·布隆伯格，桑德斯获得53%的支持率，而布隆伯格为38%。

与此同时，在与印第安纳州前南本德、市长皮特·巴蒂吉格和明尼苏达州参议员艾米·克洛布查尔的想象竞赛中，选民们认为桑德斯将分别赢得17个百分点和21个百分点。这位佛蒙特州参议员声称获得了54%的支持，相比之下，巴蒂吉的支持率为37%，而克洛布查尔的支持率为54%，为33%。

研究表明，最有可能击败桑德斯的竞争对手是马萨诸塞州参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦，他仅落后佛蒙特州参议员两个百分点，桑德斯获得44%的支持，而沃伦获得42%，前副总统乔·拜登获得4个百分点，桑德斯获得44%的支持，后者获得48%。

当然，民主党初选仍远非双向竞争。然而，尽管选民不愿意支持民主社会主义者，桑德斯似乎仍然遥遥领先，在爱荷华州和新罕布什尔州赢得了最多的选票，并在全国调查中领先。

从周一早上开始，RealClearPolitics更新的平均投票数我发现桑德斯以23.6%的得票率领先于拜登的19.2%。与此同时，彭博社上涨了14.2%，沃伦上涨了12.4%，巴蒂吉上涨了10.6%，克洛布查以4.6%落后。

尽管许多人似乎认为桑德斯是击败唐纳德·特朗普总统的人，但尚不清楚他自称的民主社会主义者身份是否会损害他的机会。

雅虎！News/YouGov的民意调查发现，超过60%的选民难以区分民主社会主义和社会主义，62%的参与者认为桑德斯是“社会主义者”18%的人说他不是社会主义者，而20%的人说他们不确定。

当被问及这两种意识形态是相同还是不同时，38%的参与者说他们相信它们是“相同的”，而38%的人说他们是“不同的”同时，24%的人说他们不确定。

许多人似乎同意的是对社会主义的负面看法，47%的选民对意识形态持负面看法，而26%的选民对社会主义持正面看法。

​2020年2月16日，科罗拉多州丹佛市，民主党总统候选人佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯在竞选集会上向支持者发表讲话。近一半的选民表示，在最近的一项研究中，他们不会投票给“民主社会主义者”，尽管他们强烈支持自称为民主社会主义者的桑德斯。贾森·康诺利/法新社/盖蒂

当被问及他们认为什么是社会主义政策时，超过45%的人表示，他们认为以下政策符合意识形态的目标:人人收入平等(60%)、取消私人医疗保险(60%)、政府拥有银行(59%)、保证年收入(54%)、财产税(47%)和免除所有学生贷款债务(47%)。

正如自称为民主社会主义者的桑德斯在竞选中承诺为“全民医保”而战，目标是创建一个单一支付者的国家健康保险计划，提供全面的医疗保健覆盖，在服务点免费。

他还发誓要为绿色新政而战，该新政将寻求将美国能源系统转变为100%的可再生能源，并创造2000万个就业机会，以帮助解决气候危机，此外，他还倡导“全民大学”，这一制度将保证获得学费和免费教育。

他承诺为“绿色新政”、“全民医保”和免费公立大学等倡议而战，这一承诺也得到了广受欢迎的纽约众议员亚历山大·奥西奥-科尔特斯的支持，后者也自称是民主社会主义者。

在最近接受《赫芬顿邮报》采访时，奥西奥-科尔特斯说，她意识到“总统不能挥舞魔杖，通过任何他们想要的立法。”

然而，在医疗保险等问题上，她说:“最坏的情况是什么？我们深深地妥协，最终得到了一个公共选择。那是噩梦吗？我不这么认为。”

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NEARLY HALF OF VOTERS SAY THEY COULD NOT VOTE FOR A 'DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST,' POLL FINDS

Forty-six percent of voters say they would not consider casting their ballot for a presidential candidate who calls themselves a "democratic socialist," a recent poll has found.

The primary survey, conducted by Yahoo! News and YouGov between February 12 and 13, found that only 35 percent of voters would consider voting for a "democratic socialist," while 18 percent said they were "not sure."

While the poll's findings might sound like bad news for 2020 presidential candidate Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, the same study also put Sanders ahead of each of his Democratic rivals in a one-on-one race. In many cases, the Vermont senator was ahead by double-digit margins.

In a string of hypothetical races, the study, which saw 1,530 U.S. registered voters polled, put Sanders ahead of each of his main competitors, with the Vermont senator beating former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg by 15 points, with Sanders claiming 53 percent of support, compared with Bloomberg's 38 percent.

Meanwhile, in imagined races with former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, voters suggested Sanders would win by 17 points and 21 points respectively. The Vermont senator claimed 54 percent of support compared with Buttigieg's 37 percent, and 54 percent to Klobuchar's 33 percent.

The competitors closest to beating Sanders, the study suggested, would be Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who fell behind the Vermont Senator by just two points, with Sanders claiming 44 percent of support compared to Warren's 42 percent, and former Vice President Joe Biden, who came up four points behind, with 44 percent to Sanders' 48 percent.

The Democratic primary is still far from being a two-way race, of course. However, despite voters being reluctant to throw their support behind a democratic socialist, Sanders still appears to be surging ahead, winning the most votes in Iowa and New Hampshire and leading in national surveys.

As of early Monday morning, an average of polls updated by RealClearPolitics found Sanders to be in the lead with 23.6 percent of the vote compared to Biden's 19.2. Bloomberg, meanwhile, came up at 14.2 percent, with Warren at 12.4 percent, Buttigieg at 10.6 and Klobuchar behind with 4.6 percent.

While many appear to believe Sanders is the one to defeat President Donald Trump, it is unclear whether his self-proclaimed identity as a democratic socialist will hurt his chances.

The Yahoo! News/YouGov poll found that more than 60 percent of voters struggled to see any difference between democratic socialism and socialism, with 62 percent of participants identifying Sanders as a "socialist." Eighteen percent said he was not a socialist, while 20 percent said they were not sure.

Asked whether the two ideologies are the same or different, 38 percent of participants said they believed they were "the same," while 38 percent said they were "different." Meanwhile, 24 percent said they weren't sure.

What many did appear to agree on was having an unfavorable view of socialism, with 47 percent of voters having a negative view on the ideology, while 26 percent felt positive towards socialism.

Democratic presidential candidate Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses supporters during a campaign rally in Denver, Colorado on February 16, 2020. Nearly half of voters said they would not vote for a "democratic socialist" in a recent study, despite strong support for Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist.

Asked what they viewed as socialist policies, more than 45 percent said they believed the following fell under the ideology's aims: equal incomes for everyone (60 percent), eliminating private health insurance (60 percent), government ownership of banks (59 percent), a guaranteed annual income (54 percent), a tax on wealth (47 percent) and forgiveness of all student loan debt (47 percent).

As a self-described democratic socialist Sanders has campaigned on the promise to fight for "Medicare for All," with the goal of creating a single-payer national health insurance program offering comprehensive health care coverage that is free at the point of service.

He has also vowed to fight for a Green New Deal, which would seek to transform the U.S. energy system to 100 percent renewable energy and create 20 million jobs to help address the climate crisis, in addition to championing a "college for all," system that would guarantee access to tuition and debt-free education.

His promise to fight for initiatives like a Green New Deal, Medicare for All and free public college have also enjoyed the support of popular New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is also a self-proclaimed democratic socialist.

In a recent interview with The Huffington Post, Ocasio-Cortez said she was aware that "a president can't wave a magic wand and pass any legislation they want."

On issues like medicare, however, she said: "The worst-case scenario? We compromise deeply and we end up getting a public option. Is that a nightmare? I don't think so."

Newsweek has contacted Sanders' campaign team for comment.