Those days are long gone. When Communist Bernie Sanders was allowed to run for president as a Democrat TWICE that was the end of the Democrat party. AOC is another committed Communist allowed to run as a Democrat (and others also), but every decision made by the Democrats since Bide took office is what one would expect from a Communist totalitarian regime.
I don't see them as communists and frankly the name slinging borders on being childish.
It of course comes from both sides, but we should be above the name calling. It's one thing to disagree with the other side, but we don't need to name call either.