Glenn Beck: Democratic Socialism is gaining ground. Here's why it won't work.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old Democratic Socialist activist, beat incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's 14th congressional district in a dramatic upset at Tuesday night's primary elections.

What does the rise of socialism on the left mean? On today's show, Glenn looked at Democratic Socialists' own words and their mission and explained why socialism sounds great but just doesn't work in practice.

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