Socialism always has an oligarchy on top. True socialism wouldn't need a leader. It just doesn't fit. There are suppsoed to be no leaders in socialism because everything is public and equal. Like we all use the same stuff together. Fundamentally it doesn't make sense to vote for a socialist leader because that's not what socialism is. In practice, socialism always winds up with an oligarchy having tyranncial rule over the people, and then it just turns into communism. It's only socialism for us slaves, not the elite. That's why Bernie owns 3 houses and a R8 and you don't.