But Ashdown has been acting in the long tradition of Liberal
leaders from Jo Grimond onwards who have all
wanted to see a realignment of the centre - left around non -
socialist principles.
LaPierre said that in the past, he had worked with Democrats who
wanted to work to reduce gun violence, but that
leaders now only cared about exploiting tragedy for political gain, calling them a «tidal wave of new European
socialists» in charge of the party and name - checking Sen. Kamala Harris, D - Calif.; Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D - Mass.; New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo; Sen. Cory Booker, D - N.J.; Sen. Christopher Murphy, D - Conn.; and Rep. Keith Ellison, D - Minn., to boos in the crowd.