Is Donald Trump’s bid to brand Democrats as ‘radical’ communists working?
In deep red South Carolina, the president helped stoke apprehension of a deeper red surge ahead of November’s US midterm elections After casting his vote in South Carolina, a man who introduced himself as Chestnut was unwilling to give his full name. “You don’t have a need to know,” the air force veteran declared. He was, however, happy to share his views. “I’m a true American. I believe in the…
In South Carolina, President Donald Trump has been working to brand Democrats as radical communists in an effort to rally his supporters ahead of the November US midterm elections. At a rally in Myrtle Beach, Trump mentioned communists or communism more than 13 times, claiming that Democrats are "radical left lunatics." The president's rhetoric, amplified by conservative media outlets like Fox News, has resonated with voters in deep red South Carolina, where no Democrat has won a statewide election in 20 years.
Many Republican voters expressed fears of an ascendant "Communist party" on the left, with concerns about socialism and alleged shifts in Democratic policies. While some Republicans in the state dismissed worries of political "extremism" on the left, the fear of communism has become a driving force in conservative rhetoric, with Fox News and other conservative media outlets amplifying the president's anticommunist message.
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