THere is a vast ground between a conservative and a marxist,,and it is where alot of people reside. You are presenting a false choice.
Read the Communist Manifesto and talk to the average Democrat voter. They want most of the 10 measures listed at the end of Section II. Listen to a Democrat politician. They promise most of the 10 measures.
The only 52-ers that didn’t vote for Marxism (most without even knowing what that means) were the ones that voted for Obama’s race. And many of those voted for both.
Of course I presented a false choice. I presented the extremes. But, as a great Conservative once said, “I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!”