The communist Left is winning because it’s willing to IMPOSE COSTS on its political opponents

Completely agree. And also, to use Robinson’s term, GOP itself has long been infiltrated by communists, crypto-communists, communist sympathizers, and anti-American globalists. Moreover, many in govt across the board are in bed with China’s CCP, one way or another. This is also true of academia, MSM, and many state governments. Many of these seditionists are naïve but many know and don’t care. ABN