WASHINGTON - 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. 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. 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. If we do not, we will end up helping to re-elect the worst president in the country’s history,” he said in Washington. “Socialism is the most efficient attack line Republicans can use against Democrats as long as (President Donald) Trump is at the top of the ticket.”ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW

Source: thestar June 13, 2019 15:16 UTC