2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What Hillary Supporters Know but Are Having Difficulty Accepting... [View all]brush
(53,776 posts)Bernie Sanders has long been known as a socialist. That's no secret. Before he started his run for the presidency he was known as a socialist. The description democratic socialist came about somewhat recently, and it's pretty obvious why the change adding the word "democratic" softens it with it's close verbal association with the Democratic party and adding that word takes the onus off just the word "socialism" which many people associate with communism/Marxism and can't get past.
Look it up. You can find that on any number of profiles on line.
And like I said, I find nothing wrong with it, as you seem to. And btw, I will be voting for Sanders. and don't see the point of denying history.
Here's the head of an OP current right here on DU: "Bernie Sanders Is a Loud, Stubborn Socialist."