Hillary Clinton warns Dems that GOPs anti-communist platform will be very effective attack

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned the Democratic Party that it needs to find a way to work with far-leftist candidates ahead of the midterms because the GOP’s anti-communist messaging is “going to be a very effective attack.”In a Friday episode of tech journalist Kara Swisher’s podcast “Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway,” Clinton discussed progressive Dr.Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow Senate primary win in Michigan this week over Rep.

Haley Stevens, a moderate.“The real fight will be, how do we make sure that people who voted for Haley feel comfortable voting for Abdul El-Sayed, and how do we get Independents to feel comfortable,” Clinton said.“It’s not just about Michigan, but the Republican messaging is ‘communist, socialist.’ It’s going to be a very effective attack,” she cautioned.“People on the left have to be prepared to answer that and be effective in answering that.”An incredulous Swisher asked if Clinton truly believes that the “communist” label is an effective attack against political candidates in 2026 — and Clinton doubled down.“All I know is that is the attack [President] Trump is leading with and I assume they’ve tested that and I assume they have reason to believe it’s effective or they wouldn’t be beating the drum on it,” she said.“They are trying to bring back scare tactics about our candidates,” Clinton added, though she noted “it didn’t work in New York,” referring to dem socialist NYC Mayor Mamdani’s election win.Earlier in the podcast, Swisher asked Clinton whether she thinks El-Sayed’s win should serve as a “wake-up call” for the Democratic Party.“I think there’s no doubt that, you know, the Republican Party is the Trump cult and the Democratic Party is a bigger tent.

We do have a broad cross-section of people, what they believe, what their experiences are,” the onetime presidential candidate said.“I think that’s an advantage, but we also have to w...