- Trump has been warning that Democrats are becoming “hardcore, godless Communists,” using nicknames like “Dumocrats” on the campaign trail ahead of the midterms.
- Experts say that’s misleading—Democratic socialists generally support market economies and expanded social programs, the Communist Party USA is small, and no open Communist Party members have been elected to state or federal office.
- The rhetoric echoes McCarthy-era red‑baiting and is a long-standing political tactic to portray opponents as radical.
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