Hickenlooper rails against socialism in speech targeting Bernie Sanders CBS News

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Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper laid into Sen. Bernie Sanders, a rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, while speaking at a National Press Club event in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

“I have great respect for Sen. Sanders. He’s provided clarity and urgency around the major issues for working families in America,” said Hickenlooper on Thursday. “But I fundamentally disagree that we should do away with the democratic, regulated capitalism that has guided this country for over 200 years.”

Sanders routinely polls toward the top of the Democratic primary field. A Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday found him in second place behind former Vice President Joe Biden, with 19 percent support to Biden’s 30 percent.

Hickenlooper, meanwhile, tends to trail well behind the frontrunners for the Democratic nomination. When asked Thursday about his anemic polling, Hickenlooper answered that voters are not yet playing close attention to the race.

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