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So will you tell us americans what a small d democrat means? >> well democratic socialist. >> socialist. that is a term that doesn't sit well with most americans. pew finding in 2011 that 31%, less than a third of those survey dollar have a positive term of the view socialist, 60% have a negative view the negative view of socialism that sanders has been trying to disprove, going back to his days as burlington vermont's mayor. >> we believe in democracy. the problem with the word socialism is very often it's been equated with what happens in the soviet union, authoritarianism and totalitarianis...

Media buzz howard kertz. >> it seems to me that things are going very well for you right now in your campaign. >> they are going very well. >> reporter: on the surface, at least, the media are starting to take bernie sanders seriously. the 73-year-old senator may be a long shot for the democratic nomination but the "new york times" says hillary clinton's advisers are worried that he could beat her in iowa. >> he's getting a lot of notice. >> i think hillary clinton's team is a little bit rattled about the crowds that bernie sanders can get. >> he's really capturing the minds and the hearts at ...

President. draws thousands of progressive supporters who are excited for the idea of a more liberal option than hillary clinton. he joins us live, senator sanders, thanks for being with us as always. >> my pleasure. >> senator, your colleague clair mccaskill who is supporting hillary clinton had sharp words about you. take a listen. >> i think the media is giving bernie a pass right now. i rarely read in any coverage of bernie that he is a socialist. bernie is too liberal to gather enough votes in this country to become president. >> she went on from there, but you get the gist. that's tough s...

That has been trimmed. senator bernie sanders is responding to missouri senator mckas kel's defense of hillary clinton yesterday. here's what she said. >> i think the media is giving bernie a pass now. i rarely read in coverage of bernie he's a socialist. rand paul got the same crowds. it's not unusual for someone with an extreme message to have a following. massive is relative. i think hillary had a massive crowd at her announcement certainly as large as the crowd bernie sanders has had. >> is sanders had this to say yesterday as well. >> i find it surprising she says the media doesn't refer ...