On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI) argued that regular people “just want help.” And don’t care if a politician is “a Republican, a Democrat, socialist, Independent.”

Host Chris Cuomo said, “Jill, I don’t think socialism is the bad word that it used to be. I don’t want to defend the word. I understand how, in a debate, it’s not easy. But I think desperation makes people a little less picky about the terms. When you’re looking for a hand and you’re drowning, you don’t really care what the person looks like who’s giving you the hand out.”

Tokuda cut in to respond, “You don’t care if they’re a Republican, a Democrat, socialist, Independent. I think that’s my point here is we get caught up in partisan politics and labels here in Congress, but everyday peopl

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