Many Democrats openly praise Communism and their voters agree. If they didn't agree they wouldn't have voted them in. There were a few of them who were tricked into voting for them, but most of them know, especially the college aged kids.
I don't consider myself a Republican, because most Republicans are no different than the Democrats. Call them rinos, but they're definitely not adhering to the Constitution. And any Republican that does, are ridiculed and run out by their own party.
Texas Governor Abbott is praised by many Republicans, but in reality he's a moderate rino who hasn't done squat for the 30 or so years he's been in public office. But everybody seems to love him for some reason.