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Preferred term
left-wing candidates
Definition(s)
- IN THE UNITED States, “left-wing” is generally synonymous with “liberal”—the further left belief systems like socialism and communism have never attained a serious toehold at any level of American politics. Even left-wing or leftist is rarely used as a self-identifying label, particularly as the Democratic Party has become more centrist; “leftist” is often associated with radicalism, with the activism of the 1960s and the movements that grew out of it, and to a lesser extent with the communist/socialist movements which were demonized throughout the 20th century. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Left-Wing Candidates]
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-WNPG276T-0
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