John Hickenlooper rebuts Bernie Sanders: Dems must reject socialism or risk losing to Trump in 2020
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Sen. Bernard Sanders‘ battle cry to embrace more socialism in the Democratic Party was met with strong rebuffs this week by presidential opponents who said he’s not only got the wrong answers, but his push is damaging their party’s message.
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said if Democrats don’t actively reject the socialist label, Republicans will use it to paint the party as far-left, “helping to reelect the worst president in this country’s history.”
“The word is so freighted, has so much baggage with it in this country that if we don’t clearly say that we’re not and demonstrate that we have pragmatic solutions, I think we do put at risk the White House in 2020,” the presidential-primary contender said in a rebuttal to Mr. Sanders.
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