Hillary Clinton Backs Democrats' Socialist Experiment as 2016 Rival Bernie Sanders Looms
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 25
Hillary Clinton Backs Democrats' Socialist Experiment as 2016 Rival Bernie Sanders Looms
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 25
Summary
Clinton said the Democratic Party’s current “experiment” with democratic socialist candidates is “healthy,” framing it as a response to young voters’ concerns about their future.
Speaking Aug. 24 at the Hamptons Institute, she described a party in “major upheaval” between the center-left and democratic socialists as it searches for a stronger connection with younger voters.
Her comments carry extra weight because Clinton defeated democratic socialist Bernie Sanders in the 2016 primary, while socialist candidates have recently scored more primary wins against establishment-backed Democrats.
Conservative critics and the White House quickly cast the remarks as an embrace of the party’s left wing, while Clinton countered by accusing Trump’s administration of practicing “socialism for the rich.”