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Republicans say they hate communists. So why do they like Donald Trump?

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Trump supporters may be surprised to learn the state takeover of means of production is not driven by the left Americans will never accept the Democratic party’s slide to the left, or so desperate Republicans are hoping. With the midterm elections fast upon us, Zohran Mamdani’s promise of a few city-run bodegas in New York City will scare the bejeezus out of middle America.

Disgust over the democratic socialists’ unicorn-and-puppy promises of a world without capitalism will keep the Republicans in power.

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