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’Socialism’ has different meanings for the public versus the elite

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y) and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stand together during his campaign event at the Whittemore Center Arena on February 10, 2020 in Durham, New Hampshire.

Sanders and AOC

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The misunderstanding of the term ‘socialism’ is why the Democrats performed so poorly in this election.