{"id":2635592,"date":"2026-07-26T07:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-leans-into-anti-communist-messaging-amid-dsa-surge\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T07:55:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:55:51","slug":"gop-leans-into-anti-communist-messaging-amid-dsa-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-leans-into-anti-communist-messaging-amid-dsa-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP leans into anti-communist messaging amid DSA surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-leans-into-anti-communist-messaging-amid-dsa-surge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2635592&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republicans are increasingly emphasizing anti-communist messaging to attack Democrats ahead of the November midterm elections, linking socialism in the Democratic Party to communism. With approximately 100 days until voting,GOP leaders highlight concerns about socialism and Democratic socialist candidates,accusing Democrats of promoting communism. House Republican Lisa McClain described socialism as deceptive and warned about its dangers, while Rep. Carlos Gimenez of Florida, a cuban immigrant, voiced strong opposition to communism, criticizing its destructive history. Former President Trump also spoke out against communism, emphasizing its negative consequences. Despite some Democrats like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dismissing accusations of being communist, Republicans aim to connect socialism and Marxism to communism, viewing the latter as more threatening to rally voters. Polling indicates that 42% of Americans see communism as the most dangerous government system, guiding republican campaign strategies. Democratic leaders counter that midterm voters are focused on economic issues and that GOP attacks are baseless and desperate efforts to distract from their failure to address voter concerns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"240\">Republicans<\/a> are increasingly leaning on anti-communist messaging as a cudgel against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"249\">Democrats<\/a> heading into the November elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With only 100 days until the midterm elections, Republicans have launched repeated attacks tying the rise in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/socialism\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"510\">socialism<\/a> in the Democratic Party to communism. Democrats have seen a surge in socialist candidates in the 2026 cycle, with the socialist wing of the Democratic Party set to more than double its numbers after November.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4663064\/gop-leans-anti-communist-messaging-dsa-surge\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>GOP leans into anti-communist messaging amid DSA surge<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4649415\/first-round-of-august-social-security-payments-goes-out-in-17-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>First round of August Social Security payments goes out in 17 days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4662432\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democratic-socialists-america-abolish-senate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>AOC and progressives pour cold water on DSA\u2019s call to abolish the Senate<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) held a roundtable last week on the \u201cthreat of communism,\u201d and said during her opening remarks that \u201cWhat my biggest concern is today is what we\u2019re witnessing here in America, and what we\u2019re witnessing is the rise of communism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSocialism is a wolf in sheep\u2019s clothing, and we have to call it out,\u201d McClain said. \u201cAnd part of what we need to do is we need to educate people where communism comes from, but where it leads to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DSA describes itself as a democratic socialist organization, though it also contains <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4646135\/six-democratic-socialists-america-most-prominent-caucuses\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4646135\/six-democratic-socialists-america-most-prominent-caucuses\/\">organized ideological caucuses<\/a> representing a range of left-wing traditions, including Marxist, Leninist, communist, and other socialist tendencies. Those caucuses advocate differing strategies and philosophies, but all operate within the broader organization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4657182\/dsa-endorsement-tracker-socialists-running-for-office-across-america\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4657182\/dsa-endorsement-tracker-socialists-running-for-office-across-america\/\">DSA ENDORSEMENT TRACKER: HERE ARE THE SOCIALISTS RUNNING FOR OFFICE ACROSS AMERICA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, there are only two House lawmakers who are members of the DSA: Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rashida-tlaib\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1114\">Rashida Tlaib <\/a>(D-MI). But the victories of three DSA-backed candidates in deep blue New York and Colorado districts are set to rapidly expand the group\u2019s ranks next Congress. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In total, seven candidates endorsed by the DSA are advancing to the general election, with 11 other candidates still facing off in competitive primaries. The DSA has endorsed 29 House candidates in total this cycle, with 11 having lost their primaries. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Republicans, who are looking to hold onto their GOP trifecta in Washington, are hoping to turn the socialist candidates\u2019 primary wins into a silver bullet for themselves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the roundtable, McClain argued that communism \u201cused to be a fringe issue,\u201d but Democrats are now \u201celecting \u2018Democratic socialists\u2019 \u2014 I don\u2019t know what they call them \u2014 they put a pretty little name on it, but they\u2019re electing communism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 14, House GOP leadership hosted Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), whose family fled from Cuba, as a guest speaker in their weekly press conference to warn against the rise of communism. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ll fight the communists to the death because I know what it brings,\u201d Gimenez told reporters. \u201cI know the future it will bring to my children and my grandchildren. It\u2019s a pack of lies. And people that believe in this ideology are one of two things: they\u2019re either idiots or they\u2019re evil because they want to take your freedom away.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gimenez continued, \u201cThey have destroyed my home country, utterly destroyed. They haven\u2019t destroyed the spirit of the Cuban people. I look forward to the day we can say that will no longer be true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump has also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4659752\/trump-communism-dont-think-anybody-wants-that-georgia-remarks\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4659752\/trump-communism-dont-think-anybody-wants-that-georgia-remarks\/\">messaged heavily against communism<\/a> in recent weeks, saying that, \u201cWith communism, everything turns to s***, OK? It\u2019s true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked about criticism that the DSA is a communist organization, Ocasio-Cortez told reporters, \u201cThese folks call everyone they don\u2019t like a communist.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think that America is a free country,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez said. \u201cYou know, they\u2019re out here palling around with whoever they want to pal around with. So what? Like, people can do what they want. I don\u2019t. I\u2019m not here to be the belief police around here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The homing in on anti-communism messages from Republicans appears to be part of a wider campaign strategy. A memo prepared for the House Republican Conference advises members to tie socialism and Marxism to communism because voters consider the latter \u201cfar more dangerous and alarming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAmericans still hold communism as far more dangerous and alarming than socialism and Marxism,\u201d the memo obtained exclusively by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reads. \u201cThat is an important indicator for Members: do your best to connect all three together, because these government systems are fruit of the same poisonous tree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The polling memo, conducted by conservative political research firm co\/efficient, shows 42% of respondents consider communism as the \u201cmost dangerous system of government for the United States to pursue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Socialism ranks second, at 15%, and Marxism is at 6%. Twenty-four percent of respondents answered \u201cnone of the above.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The political research firm polled 2,634 registered voters from July 13 to 16 through text and landline interviews. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.88%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have been saying that this was an election that was shaping up as a contest between common sense and crazy, and now it is literally in many sectors around the country, common sense versus communism,\u201d House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told reporters last week. \u201cWe have done our job. We\u2019ll continue to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4662340\/memo-urges-republicans-tie-democrats-communism\/\"><strong>MEMO URGES REPUBLICANS TO TIE DEMOCRATS TO COMMUNISM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene (D-WA) said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the \u201cmidterms will ultimately be a referendum on who is going to lower costs and help improve the lives of everyday Americans \u2014 which House Republicans have failed spectacularly to do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the purple, majority-making districts \u2014 Democratic candidates are running substantive campaigns focused on lowering costs, saving health care, and fighting to make life affordable for working families,\u201d she wrote. \u201cRepublicans already know they\u2019ve lost the American people, and that\u2019s why they are resorting to desperate attacks that aren\u2019t actually about the pocketbook issues, but just baseless spin that falls flat with voters who are eager to reject Republicans.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP uses anti-communist rhetoric ahead of midterms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2912,"featured_media":2635593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26195599839460-e1784933886434.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[75828,74849,6203],"class_list":["post-2635592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-anti-communism","tag-dsa","tag-gop"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26195599839460-e1784933886434.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2635592"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2635596,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635592\/revisions\/2635596"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2635593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2635592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2635592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2635592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}