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Clinton Calls Democrats’ Socialist Candidates “Healthy Experiment”

8/25/2026

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Hillary Clinton said the Democratic Party is running a “healthy” experiment with socialist candidates during a Hamptons Institute talk.
She previously defeated Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic primary.
The Republican National Committee criticized her for embracing the party’s socialist wing.
President Donald Trump called recent left-wing Democratic winners “hardcore, godless communists” and warned a NYC rent-freeze could create ghettos.

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Hillary Clinton said the Democratic Party is running a “healthy” experiment with socialist candidates during a Hamptons Institute talk.
She previously defeated Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic primary.
The Republican National Committee criticized her for embracing the party’s socialist wing.
President Donald Trump called recent left-wing Democratic winners “hardcore, godless communists” and warned a NYC rent-freeze could create ghettos.