Presidential hopeful John Hickenlooper attacks Bernie Sanders insisting Democrats aren't socialists
Sanders, for his part, gave his own speech this week defending democratic socialism. On Wednesday, the independent Vermont senator proposed a “21st century economic Bill of Rights” that would ensure the right to a decent job, health care, affordable housing, higher education, secure retirement and a clean environment.
The timing couldn’t have been more perfect for Hickenlooper, who had planned a Thursday morning speech at the National Press Club in Washington on abortion rights and health care initiatives that were implemented in Colorado. By Wednesday, however, his campaign had announced a new topic: Sanders and socialism.
He took at aim at most of the field, noting that a majority of candidates “support at least one of Sanders’ various proposals.” He whacked Medicare for All for not taking on “fee for service,” cast the Green New Deal as legislation that will never make it through Congress and framed free college as misplaced spending that ignores the fact that roughly two-thirds of Americans will never receive a four-year degree.
Republicans have sought to paint the Democratic Party as “socialist Democrats,” an effort Hickenlooper noted fell flat during the 2018 midterms but warned could prove effective with Sanders at the top of the ticket in 2020.
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