There is no ruthlessness and relentlessness like that found in Communism. They succeed because they have grasped the idea of incremental Socialism: gaining their ends one bit at a time. We Conservatives must rise to meet them.
Bingo. Too often when looking at individual candidates, we on this side have one-issue minds, and sometimes end up forsaking 99% of what we want because we were ticked off about the 1% we didn't get. By my math, that leaves us with not getting what we want 100% of the time.
If we are to turn back the tide on socialism, not only must we rise to the challenge, but we have to start moving things back our way slowly but surely. We cannot eradicate socialism in one fell swoop, just as they know they cannot do away with conservatism all at once. It requires patience, principle, and unity.