Red alert!<\/p>\n
A majority of New York voters are concerned about the rise of socialism and candidates running under the Democratic Socialists of America banner, a new poll claims.<\/p>\n
The survey conducted by the firm co\/efficient <\/a>for the right-leaning Coalition to Protect Nassau asked: \u201cHow concerned are you about the rise of socialism and candidates from the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Party in New York?\u201d<\/p>\n Demonstrators hold a \u201cDemocratic Socialists of America\u201d banner and \u201cFreeze the Rent\u201d signs outside El Museo del Barrio in New York. Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/p>\n Among 1,046 likely voters queried, 56% said they were concerned about the surge of socialism in the Empire State \u2014 including 44% who said they were \u201cvery\u201d concerned, compared to 44% who were not concerned.<\/p>\n A staggering 85% of Republicans said they were concerned, including 77% who said they were very worried.<\/p>\n But 62% of Democrats said they were not concerned about creeping socialism, while 38% said they were.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, 58% of voters not registered with a major party said they were worried about growing socialism, including 44% who were very concerned, with the remaining 42% saying they were not concerned or not concerned \u201cat all.\u201d<\/p>\n As for the governor\u2019s race, the poll shows Democratic incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul <\/a>leading Republican opponent Bruce Blakeman <\/a>48% to 41%, with 11% undecided.<\/p>\n New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at a news conference regarding the Cornell University sexual assault investigation. Getty Images<\/p>\n Hochul\u2019s lead increased by one point from the group\u2019s prior poll taken in July, when Hochul led 47% to 41%.<\/p>\n The firm accurately predicted in 2022 that the race between Hochul <\/a>and then-Long Island Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin would be closer than public polling anticipated.<\/p>\n She won by 6 percentage points \u2014 the same spread the coalition had between the candidates in its September 2022 polling.<\/p>\n