Article snippet: MORE hadn’t had much success dividing Democrats until he found a word that would provoke very different responses from different members of the party during his State of the Union address: socialism. Trump’s warning of creeping socialism in the United States, deftly mentioned after a section of the speech on the unfolding political crisis in Venezuela, created an immediate public split among Democrats that was caught on live television. Senate Democratic Leader MORE (Ohio) were among the lawmakers who stood with Republicans to applaud Trump when he pledged that the United States would never slide into socialism. But other Democrats weren’t so happy about Trump’s choice of words — which was clearly meant to put them on the spot. Sen. MORE (D-N.J.). Freshman Rep. MORE (D-N.Y.), another leading democratic socialist, smiled in response to Trump's remark but stayed seated. She later argued that Trump's attack is a sign her growing success. “I think it was great. I think he’s scared," she told HuffPost. "He sees that everything is closing in on him. And he knows he’s losing the battle of public opinion when it comes to the actual substantive proposals that we’re advancing to the public." The different reactions reflect a battle within the Democratic Party that Trump and Republicans are eager to exploit. Progressive policies are on the rise within the party. Sanders electrified liberals with his surprisingly strong challenge to former Secretary of State MORE in the De... Link to the full article to read more