Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are the icons of an ideological split among today’s Democrats, echoing a similar split in the Republican party of 1964.
Victor Couto
Victor Couto is the Production Manager and former Associate Producer at Retro Report. He has produced a short documentary film and written for Newsday. Victor graduated from Purchase College with a B.A. in Journalism.
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