Here’s how Bernie Sanders handled a pointed question about Soviet communism

By Tara Golshan

A student told Sanders her parents fled Soviet Russia. He took the opportunity to define democratic socialism.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Mark Makela/Getty Images

As he runs for the 2020 nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, is going to have to define what that means in terms that don’t scare Americans.

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