I'm sorry but there are already socialist policies that have been part of the federal government framework for a long time. Most people aren't really aware how much is socialized but it's not a question of "you believe in that shit?" It's been part of the federal government all of your life.
Yeah, for the sake of accuracy it'd be a good idea not to describe them as "socialist" policies, in the UK they dont even describe what Americans call "socialized" as that, its called "nationalization" or "nationalized" and its known that those policies predate any election of any socialistic party, either explicitly or implicitly, and have even been tools used by anti-socialist parties.
I've always found it interesting as "socialized" in the UK usually refers to an idea in sociology about the acquisition of social norms, mores, conventions or values like folk ways or taboos. So you have primary socialization which is parenting, family/household culture, neighbourhood (maybe) and secondary socialization which is schooling, employment, media, news and pop culture.
Nationalization means the complete, or part, ownership of assets, firms, services, business by government, sometimes the state will maintain a commanding share as a shareholder. Which nearly makes sense when its an enterprise that could otherwise be heavily subsidized with tax money and with the boardroom open to "moral hazard" or "rent seeking" behaviour (remember a business, in theory, does not need to succeed at anything at all other than making a return to its shareholders, even if the "revenue" or "profit" is securing subsidy or "efficiencies" such as laying off workers or cutting their pensions and conditions of employment).
To be honest when businesses go bankrupt and are taken "into receivership" prior to auction it is a form of temporary nationalization/socialization even.
Its all just propaganda and it bothers me that its gotten to such a point, its impossible to even discuss these topics because everyone is already primed with all sorts of misinformation already.