Leavitt: Midterms a choice ‘between communism and common sense’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday described the upcoming midterm elections as a choice “between communism and common sense” following a string of recent progressive wins in Democratic primaries. 

“I know the president and many Americans are extremely concerned [about] how far left the Democrat party is moving,” Leavitt said in an interview with “Fox & Friends.” 

“This is not your granddaddy’s Democrat party,” she continued. “These are communists. The president is trying to call them that. They want to abolish private prisons, they want to abolish the police, they want to abolish private property. These are radical, Marxist ideas that have never worked in the history of the world.” 

“I think it’s a choice coming up between communism and common sense. That’s how the president views it,” she said. 

The press secretary’s comments come after three leftist candidates supported by New York........

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