Begala: ‘I can’t stand’ socialists

Former President Clinton’s White House strategist Paul Begala said he despises socialists, as the democratic socialist movement racks up wins in recent primaries.

“Abdul won a narrow victory, and more problematic for him, he has a narrow coalition. The socialists all say — I’m a moderate. I don’t like the socialists. I can’t stand them,” Begala said on CNN’s “The Arena: Saturday,” referencing the primary win of progressive Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who does not identify as a democratic socialist, last week.

Begala said that socialists “always” express “that they care about the working class and about Black folk.”

“Well, I can tell you, Black folk and the working class don’t like the socialists.........

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