I was making the point that those who decide Presidential election in swing states are centralist who lean either left or right depending on which way the wind is blowing. A far left or far right agenda is not going to attract those people.
About socialism: In a famous recent Gallop poll people were asked, If your party were to nominate a generally well qualified person who happened to be _______, would you vote for that person?
Here are the results "would" and "Would Not"
and remember it is "your party" that nominates this person):
Catholic 93% 6%
A woman 92% 8%
Black 92% 7%
Hispanic 91% 8%
Jewish 91% 7%
Mormon 81% 18%
Gay or lesbian 74% 24%
An evangelical Christian 73% 25%
Muslim 60% 38%
An atheist 58% 40%
A socialist 47% 50%
Among Democrats only 59% say they would vote for a Socialist, Independents 49% and Republicans 26%.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/183713/socialist-presidential-candidates-least-appealing.aspx
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