Posted on 06/25/2026 3:39:47 AM PDT by Libloather
Delaware Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester avoided answering where socialism has been “beneficial” when giving her thoughts on the recent New York primary elections.
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Rather than comment on what impact this could have on the broader Democratic Party, Blunt Rochester celebrated the wins as a whole.
“I think that, first of all, the fact that people are engaged at a level they’ve never been engaged before is a positive thing, especially in the 250th anniversary of this country,” Blunt Rochester said. “We want people to participate. What I can say, though, about Democrats, and as someone who is working to win the majority, what I can say is that politics are local.”
She described how Democratic candidates will run differently depending on where they’re running, adding how Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola is campaigning on “fish, family and freedom.”
“Fish might not work in New York, or it might not work in North Carolina, but that works there. And so for us, the most important thing is that we hear the people. We want to be known that we’re listening to them and that we’re fighting for them. And again, it might look different in different places across the country, but we do believe that people are concerned about this economy and the cost of things. And so we’re going to continue to fight for them. So to me, it’s a win-win,” Blunt Rochester said.
“Where has socialism ever worked, senator?” CNBC host Joe Kernen asked.
“Is that another question or is that for the next interview?” Blunt Rochester responded.
Kernen repeated his question, to which Blunt Rochester replied, “Well, when you have me come back on we can talk about all the races across the country.”
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Leftists usually point out Sweden and Denmark.
The truth about any named Marxism usually spells it’s doom. It is why free speech is so important to Liberty. As long as historians are allowed to be accurate and vocal it will be a fair fight. Now fix the education system to reflect the evils.
...when parasites vote.
No, Sweden and Denmark are not socialist countries. They are free-market capitalist economies with strong, comprehensive social safety nets. This combination of a highly competitive private sector and generous public services is often referred to as the “Nordic Model.”While they are often praised for robust social welfare programs, these systems are fundamentally capitalist and rely on free trade, private ownership of businesses, and market competition to generate the wealth that funds their social services.
The benefit of socialism in New York City is that it will destroy the cancer that is NYC
For Aerica to be America, NYC must be destroyed
People do not fish in North Carolina? I never knew that.
No, Sweden and Denmark are not socialist countries. They are free-market capitalist economies with strong, comprehensive social safety nets. This combination of a highly competitive private sector and generous public services is often referred to as the “Nordic Model.”While they are often praised for robust social welfare programs, these systems are fundamentally capitalist and rely on free trade, private ownership of businesses, and market competition to generate the wealth that funds their social services.
Yes, an inconvenient truth. Nice summary.
The question they do not wish to answer is beneficial to *whom*.
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