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Presidential candidate John Hickenlooper was booed by some California Democratic Party State Convention delegates during his speech Saturday for warning against socialism.

If we want to beat Donald Trump and achieve big progressive goals, socialism is not the answer." 

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California Democrats boo Hickenlooper for socialism comments

"Socialism is not the answer" if Dems want to beat Trump, he tells crowd.

Democratic presidential candidate former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks during the California Democrats 2019 State Convention on June 01, 2019 in San Francisco, California. 

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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<p>Presidential candidate John Hickenlooper was booed by some California Democratic Party State Convention delegates during his speech Saturday for warning against socialism.</p><blockquote>If we want to beat Donald Trump and achieve big progressive goals, socialism is not the answer.&quot; </blockquote><cite>— Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper</cite><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-vars-category="rich" data-vars-sub-category="undefined-embed" data-vars-content-id="292efd43-eccf-446e-9c62-24bfa459b3cd"><a href="https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/1134940635629215745"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><p><strong>Go deeper: </strong><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="John Hickenlooper on the issues, in under 500 words" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/john-hickenlooper-2020-presidential-election-factsheet-1551626771-620fd5d9-74c8-495e-b868-f433b07ae58c.html" data-vars-content-id="292efd43-eccf-446e-9c62-24bfa459b3cd" data-vars-headline="California Democrats boo Hickenlooper for socialism comments" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/john-hickenlooper-2020-presidential-election-factsheet-1551626771-620fd5d9-74c8-495e-b868-f433b07ae58c.html" target="_self">John Hickenlooper on the issues, in under 500 words</a></p><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

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