Trump and Republicans return to communist attacks against Democrats ahead of the midterm elections
Trump and House Republicans are using recent progressive primary wins to warn voters about Democrats as they try to hold slim congressional majorities.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump visited North Dakota and escalated warnings against 11 Democratic House candidates, calling them "godless communists" and claiming the movement poses a bigger threat than World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor, and September 11.
- Trump's rhetoric follows recent primary victories by Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates in New York and Denver; he conflated democratic socialism with communism 16 times during a June 26 speech.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt argued Monday the midterms present a choice between "communism and common sense," saying "this is not your granddaddy's Democratic Party" as Republicans seek to exploit voter discomfort with the party's leftward shift.
- Rep. Susan DelBene dismissed the rhetoric as "desperate attacks" unrelated to pocketbook issues, while linguist David Beaver noted Trump episodically deploys "communism" to mobilize his base rather than describe actual Marxist ideology.
- A Gallup poll found 66% of Democrats view socialism favorably while 54% of U.S. adults hold capitalism in positive regard, complicating the GOP's strategy as younger voters show less enthusiasm for capitalism.
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