Democrats have always been Socialists, but they managed to keep that pretty well hidden until the 1968 DNC National Convention and Riots.
The result of the riots was that the hardliners successfully wrested control of the party from the moderates.
What we are seeing is the fruits of that hard Left turn.
The Republican moderates are attempting to lead us down the same road.
You mean the communists, when you say ‘hard liners’ right?