2020 Candidate Comes out Against Socialism – the Crowd’s Response Is Concerning

Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper received an unwelcome reception at the California Democratic Convention on Saturday after the one of two dozen presidential candidates told the crowd that “socialism is not the answer” to defeating incumbent Republican President Donald J. Trump. For this remark, he received a loud and steady “boo” of disapproval from the audience.

“If we want to beat Donald Trump and achieve big progressive goals, socialism is not the answer,” Hickenlooper said to more than 4,500 delegates on Saturday, reports CNN. The otherwise quiet observers began to boo and voice their condemnation of the statement. Their reaction lasted more than 30 seconds. Hickenlooper tried to reason with the crowd, saying, “You know, if we’re not careful, we’re going to end up helping to re-elect the worst president in history.”

Finally, the crowd quieted down and then Hickenlooper really ground their gears when he suggested the Democratic party needed “pragmatism” moving forward on policy issues like healthcare and the environment.

“We shouldn’t try to achieve universal coverage by removing private insurance from over 150 million Americans. The booing the reinitiated. Nevertheless, he persisted, saying, “We should not try to tackle climate change by guaranteeing every American a government job.” (Read more from “2020 Candidate Comes out Against Socialism – the Crowd’s Response Is Concerning” HERE)

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