Democrat Says Party’s ‘Socialist-Type’ Policies Leaving Door Wide Open for GOP

Outgoing Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), who lost his Democrat primary to a challenger, said that Democrats are “leaving the center wide open” for the GOP because of “socialist-type” policies.
“We’re leaving the center wide open for Republicans,” he told the Washington Post, saying Democrats are embracing “socialist-type” policies. “We’ve got to be a bigger-tent party,” he added.
Schrader lost his primary race to Jamie McLeod-Skinner, described as a progressive who backed climate-related policies and received endorsements from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and the Working Families Party. McLeod-Skinner lost the race to Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District and conceded over the past weekend….}