Socialist candidate poll’s CBS comparison is not like for like

The article behind a polling headline archived as Donald Trump’s 14 October post reports 55% concern about democratic socialist candidates running for and winning office. Its comparison with CBS polling does not directly test that majority: the surveys measure different attitudes and cover different populations.

Trump’s Truth attributes the post to Trump’s account and dates it to 14 October 2026 at 7.50am EDT. The archived text contains the headline “Majority of voters concerned about socialists running for office, poll finds” and a Just the News link, without additional commentary. The linked page displays “Published: October 11, 2026 11:35pm” and the byline “By Sarah Roderick-Fitch” with “The Center Square”.

According to the report, Noble Predictive Insights conducted the Center Square Voters’ Voice poll among 2,527 registered US voters on 5–7 October, using an opt-in online panel and text-message links. It puts the share not concerned at 37%.

The CBS News/YouGov survey covered 2,287 US adults on 12–14 August. Its question about socialism asked for a positive or negative view, with a “no opinion” option. The published response categories totalled 35% positive, 42% negative and 23% with no opinion. Among people identifying as Democrats, 58% were positive.

The Just the News article credited to Sarah Roderick-Fitch of The Center Square also describes an August Center Square poll about concern over the growth of socialism or communism and presents concern figures “In contrast to the CBS poll”. But CBS/YouGov’s published question asks for a view of socialism, not the concern about candidates or ideological growth described in the article. The article reports an October sample of registered voters, whereas CBS reports surveying US adults. On those published descriptions, the figures cannot establish a like-for-like trend between August and October.

It lists 35% as “very concerned” and 20% as “somewhat concerned”, introducing them with “Of the 55% who are concerned”. They add up to 55%, consistent with shares of all respondents answering the question, yet the wording leaves unclear whether they instead refer only to the concerned group. The article does not reproduce the full question, complete response options or current weighting details.

The headline archived by Trump’s Truth reflects the 55% majority reported by Just the News. CBS/YouGov asked US adults about their view of socialism, while Just the News describes the October result as registered voters’ concern about candidates. That difference means the CBS figures do not directly confirm or refute the reported October majority.