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Search results for "socialists sweep elections"

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Future45 stated on October 16, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Voting for "any Democrat" gets you "socialism ... undefended open borders ... immediate tax increases ... 100 percent government-run health care ..."
By Manuela Tobias• October 24, 2018
X posts stated on January 23, 2015 in various social media postings:
The Republican Party has not won a presidential election without either a Bush or a Nixon on the ticket since 1928.  
By Dave Umhoefer• January 26, 2015
Josh Mandel stated on June 24, 2011 in a radio interview:
"Sherrod Brown was just voted two years in a row the most liberal senator in the United States of America" and is more liberal than Sen. Bernie Sanders.
By Stephen Koff• July 18, 2011
Bloggers stated on August 12, 2011 in various web pages:
Says Florida U.S. Reps. Corrine Brown, Alcee Hastings and Frederica Wilson are Socialists.
By Katie Sanders• September 2, 2011
Penn Progress stated on April 05, 2022 in an ad:
"John Fetterman's a self-described democratic socialist."
By Tom Kertscher• April 6, 2022
Bloggers stated on August 12, 2011 in on web pages.:
Say Texas U.S. Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson and Sheila Jackson Lee are among open Socialists in Congress.
By Charles Pope, W. Gardner Selby• September 5, 2011
David Perdue stated on November 16, 2020 in an interview:
Says Jon Ossoff is “a socialist.”
By Tom Kertscher• November 23, 2020
Bloggers stated on August 12, 2011 in web pages:
Say Ohio Reps. Marcia Fudge, Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."
By Tom Feran, Charles Pope• September 6, 2011
Dan Bishop stated on August 30, 2019 in a campaign ad:
Says Dan McCready "really admires socialism."
By Julianna Rennie• September 6, 2019
Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee stated on December 13, 2021 in a billboard:
Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., is a communist
By Amy Sherman• December 15, 2021
Barack Obama stated on September 21, 2009 in interview on "Late Night with David Letterman":
"FDR was called a socialist and a communist."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 22, 2009
Bloggers stated on August 12, 2011 in web pages:
Say Oregon Reps. Peter DeFazio and Earl Blumenauer are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."
By Charles Pope• August 29, 2011
Tim Baxter stated on January 04, 2022 in an ad:
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “says that all young people want to be socialists.”
By Tom Kertscher• January 12, 2022
Sovereign Citizens United stated on August 12, 2011 in a web post:
U.S. Reps. Hank Johnson, John Lewis and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."
By Eric Stirgus• September 2, 2011
Rick Scott stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign appearance:
Says Sen. Bill Nelson is a socialist.
By Amy Sherman• September 27, 2018
Ron DeSantis stated on August 30, 2018 in Laura Ingraham's radio show:
Says Andrew Gillum has a "far left socialist platform."
By Amy Sherman• September 6, 2018
Jason Villalba stated on October 13, 2015 in a tweet:
"Bernie Sanders admits he is a Democratic Socialist. … Nazis were Democratic Socialists."
By W. Gardner Selby• October 16, 2015
Bloggers stated on October 12, 2018 in post on Facebook:
Say Socialist candidate Norman Thomas said in 1944 that the Democratic Party had adopted the Socialist platform.  
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• November 2, 2018
Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President stated on May 23, 2016 in Facebook post.:
Polls show Bernie Sanders would do better than Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head battle against Donald Trump.
By Jim Tharpe• June 8, 2016
Rick Perry stated on January 08, 2012 in a Republican debate in New Hampshire.:
Says President Barack Obama "is a socialist."
By Bill Adair• January 8, 2012

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By Amy Sherman• July 3, 2025

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By Amy Sherman• January 25, 2019

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By Amy Sherman• March 7, 2022

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By Linda Qiu• February 23, 2016

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Breaking down Greg Abbott's 'common' pecan tree tale

By W. Gardner Selby• June 14, 2017

No proof Wendy Davis raised money for a socialist or socialist group

By W. Gardner Selby• May 9, 2014

Can the US government strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship?

By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 7, 2025

Bernie Sanders — socialist or democratic socialist?

By Linda Qiu• August 26, 2015

Who you calling a socialist?

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 22, 2009

Even missionaries botch their facts

By Amy Hollyfield• May 2, 2008

How Bernie Sanders runs in the Democratic primary when he’s an independent in the Senate

By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2020

Democratic Socialist tweet about Bernie Sanders touched off our most-viewed fact check in October

By W. Gardner Selby• November 3, 2015

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By W. Gardner Selby• November 7, 2014

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