There used to be a difference. Of all people, Chris Matthews  should have known he was asking his party s chairman a trick question The chair of the Democratic National Committee was momentarily speechless after being asked an awkward question about her party and socialism on Thursday. What is the difference between a Democrat and a socialist?  MSNBC host Chris Matthews asked Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D., Fla.). Uh,  Wasserman-Schultz responded. I used to think there was a big difference,  Matthews said.  What do you think? The difference between the real question is what s the difference between being a Democrat and being a Republican,  Wasserman-Schultz said.Matthews didn t let her off easily. Yeah but what s the big difference between being a Democrat and being a socialist?  Matthews said.  You re the chairwoman of the Democratic Party. Tell me the difference between you and a socialist. https://youtu.be/fkr7DsQTwno The relevant debate that we ll be having over the course of this campaign is what s the difference between being a Democrat and being a Republican,  Wasserman-Schultz repeated.Via: WFB