General
Republicans Create Red Scare Image of Blue Democrats
According to President Trump, Americans have no choice in the November midterm elections: voting Republican is the only way to prevent a communist takeover. Trump labeled Democrats as 'communists' fifteen times in a recent Republican convention speech. Other Republicans warned of a 'Bolshevik revolution' and the 'misery' of failed worker paradises like the Soviet Union, Caracas, or Havana. Historian Michael Kazin notes that while some Democratic Socialists seek economic change, most are not communists. The effectiveness of Trump’s strategy remains uncertain until November.
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