Bernie Sanders takes a shot at fellow 2020 Democrat John Hickenlooper's socialism takedown

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last updated 14 June 2019

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) doesn't have a single word for former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper.

After Sanders gave a speech Wednesday defending democratic socialism, fellow 2020 Democratic candidate Hickenlooper launched a Twitter thread to dismantle it as a "bad governing model." Except seeing as Hickenlooper has just barely qualified for the 2020 Democratic debates, it didn't get much attention.

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Of course, Sanders even giving Hickenlooper a response seems to indicate that he sees the bottom-tier contender as a threat. After all, Sanders' poll numbers have been sliding right into Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D-Mass.) pocket, and his whole Wednesday speech was seen by some as a way to differentiate himself from the rising progressive rival. Then again, Sanders didn't even have to spend a breath trying to put Hickenlooper in his place.

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.

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