
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: How does Bernie think he's going to convince millions of voters who chose Hillary last time [View all]pnwmom
(109,835 posts)as a socialist. You can keep pretending, but you won't fool many who were old enough to vote for Hillary in 2016.
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/aug/26/bernie-sanders-socialist-or-democratic-socialist/
We wondered: Were we being inaccurate when we described him as a socialist?
The short answer: Its akin to calling a honeycrisp an apple not the most specific description, but not inaccurate. And heres the kicker: Despite what he calls himself, Sanders isnt exactly an apple, either.
Sanders campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment. But we found many examples of Sanders describing himself as a democratic socialist, a specific type of socialist who wants public ownership of the means of production (which means the tools and money to make things) and a democratic political system.
But hes also called himself just a socialist.
Thats because, like Sanders, most democratic socialists use the terms interchangeably, said Joseph Schwartz, vice-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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