President Donald Trump has brought back anti-communist language as a key part of his campaign. This is happening at the same time that the Democratic Party is arguing about the influence of democratic socialist candidates.

川普總統將反共語言重新納入其競選活動的核心部分。與此同時，民主黨正就民主社會主義候選人的影響力展開爭論。

The current administration is trying to describe Democratic opponents as communists to highlight the differences between the two parties before the midterm elections. This change in strategy followed the success of democratic socialist candidates in New York. President Trump has used public events, such as the NATO summit, to claim that communism is a bigger threat to national security than past conflicts. Furthermore, Republican strategists want to move the public conversation away from economic problems, like the cost of living, and toward a fight over political beliefs. This approach works because some candidates have expressed support for communist theories in the past, which gives the administration a reason for their claims.

目前的政府試圖將民主黨對手描述為共產主義者，以在中期選舉前凸顯兩個政黨之間的差異。這一策略轉變源於民主社會主義候選人在紐約的成功。川普總統利用北約峰會等公開活動，聲稱共產主義對國家安全的威脅比過去的衝突更嚴重。此外，共和黨策略師希望將公眾討論從生活成本等經濟問題，轉向政治信仰的鬥爭。這種方法之所以奏效，是因為部分候選人過去曾表達對共產主義理論的支持，為政府的指控提供了理由。

Meanwhile, the Democratic Party is facing internal divisions. Centrist leaders, such as Matt Bennett, argue that nominating radical candidates gives Republicans an opportunity to attack them. Similarly, strategist James Carville believes that the anti-establishment style of Senator Bernie Sanders hurt the party in 2016 by making the two main parties seem too similar. He suggests that the left-wing group focuses too much on ideological purity instead of winning elections, which has helped Republicans succeed.

與此同時，民主黨面臨著內部之分歧。如 Matt Bennett 等中間派領袖認為，提名激進候選人會給予共和黨攻擊他們的機會。同樣地，策略師 James Carville 認為參議員 Bernie Sanders 的反體制風格，使得兩個主要政黨看起來過於相似，在 2016 年損害了政黨利益。他建議左翼群體過於關注意識形態的純潔性而非贏得選舉，這反而幫助了共和黨的成功。

On the other hand, progressive groups argue that democratic socialist policies, such as larger government programs and higher taxes for the wealthy, are necessary to fix economic inequality. Although some critics point out that the President's own actions with private companies look like state ownership, Republican leaders continue to ignore the difference between democratic socialism and communism. Data shows that younger Gen Z voters are more open to socialist ideas, whereas older voters and some Hispanic communities are more likely to believe anti-communist messages.

另一方面，進進步派群體認為，要解決經濟不平等，必須採取民主社會主義政策，例如擴大政府計畫以及對富人徵收更高稅賦。儘管部分批評者指出，總統對待私人企業的行為看起來像國有化，但共和黨領袖繼續無視民主社會主義與共產主義之間的區別。數據顯示，Z 世代的年輕選民對社會主義理念較為開放，而年長選民及部分西班牙裔社群則較容易相信反共訊息。

The United States continues to face a growing political divide. The president is using Cold War-style language to challenge a Democratic Party that is split between its moderate and progressive members.

美國繼續面臨日益增長的政治分歧。總統正使用冷戰風格的語言，來挑戰一個在溫和派與進步派之間分歧的民主黨。