They do run a candidate but they know a communist candidate would never get elected. So the majority of communists hide in the Democratic Party, which they have basically taken over from the Democrats
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Same could be said about the KKK and the neo-nazis.
Every extremist organisation has to seek shelter under either the blue or red political umbrella. It's not gonna change unless there is a major (purple) third party.