(Associated Press)
Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper on Thursday attacked rival Bernie Sanders’ vision of an America remade under democratic socialism and chastised others in the 2020 race for not repudiating that political philosophy.
The former Colorado governor said Sanders was “wrong” to call for policies such as “Medicare for All” that would dramatically increase public spending and government involvement in Americans’ daily lives. Hickenlooper called for less expansive changes to the “regulated capitalism that has guided this country for over 200 years.”
“The Democratic field has not only failed to oppose Sen. Sanders’ agenda, but they have actually pushed to embrace it,” Hickenlooper said at the National Press Club.
Hickenlooper’s campaign has struggled to gain traction and he ranks toward the bottom in public opinion polls among the large field of candidates. But recently he has drawn attention for railing against socialism, perhaps most notably during the recent California Democratic convention, where he was booed loudly for deriding the idea. Read more