Democrats Try to Reassure Latinos Over Trump’s Socialism Cry

  • Sanders, Warren are held up as proof of push toward far left
  • Democrats appeal to Latino voters who fled socialist countries

Voting signs in Miami Beach, Florida. 

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Democrats seeking to counter President Donald Trump’s use of “socialism” as a slur can look to a yearlong effort to fight back now underway in Florida.

Trump frequently attacks Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders as socialists in the mold of progressives in Congress like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who are pushing the party to adopt far-left policies.