Hillary Clinton said the Democratic Party’s progressive left does not always support mainstream Democratic nominees as reliably as the party supports left-wing candidates. She warned that internal divisions could make Republican efforts to portray Democrats as “communist” more effective.

The comments were made in a Friday interview, according to Fox News, amid continuing tensions between the party’s establishment and far-left wings. The article presents Clinton’s remarks as a call for greater unity behind Democratic candidates, particularly when facing Republican attacks on the party’s ideological direction.