Democrat push to expand government, inject race alienates 2022 swing voters, polling shows

Newt Gingrich, who crafted the Contract with America that upset Washington's political status quo a quarter century ago, has quietly been conducting one of the most extensive polling operations ever of swing voters ahead of the 2022 election.

"If it's capitalism versus socialism, capitalism wins, but not by a decisive margin. But if it's free market capitalism versus big government socialism, it's a 59% to 16% issue. And that changes everything." Gingrich's extensive polling focused on swing voters, those who don't reliably vote just Democrat or Republican but have an independent streak to them.

You can read his entire findings here: File National Swing Voters G360 PPT 08-24-21 Executive UPDATED 08-30-21.pdf In that voter world, all the current talking down and disparagement of America on the left comes with a huge political price, he said.

That's because 84% of swing voters believe that "The United States of America is the greatest country on earth," and they prefer free-market capitalism to big government socialism by an 82% to 18% margin.

69% of swing voters agreed that "The big government socialists are taking over from the traditional moderate Democrats and now define the Democratic Party," compared to just 31% percent who disagreed.

Getting rid of cops or defunding police as part of the social justice movement? That didn't fare well either: 68% of swing voters declared police need more funding and training, while only 31% believed funding should be redirected from police to social services.

80% of swing voters said they wanted schools to "Teach young people to treat people the same no matter their skin color," while only 20% thought young people should be taught "To consider people's racial experience in how they treat people." Gingrich said the message in the swing voter polls needs to be "Driven home until it becomes the brand of the New Democratic Party, which is a Bernie Sanders, big government socialist party." Many Democrats dismiss such concerns, insisting their agenda remains popular, especially among young people.

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