“Nasty socialist”
If they call themselves a Democrat you can bet they are at a minimum a Socialist. If the call themselves a a Socialist don’t think twice they are not a full blown Communist. If they call themselves a communist they are of the Pol Pot wing of the Party. The Killing Fields may well come to the USA, just a matter of whom will be rotting on the ground.
I suspect it doesn’t matter what you or they call them. They aren’t too tied to definitions or coloring in the lines. They are opportunistic and ruthless. Their idea of consistency is like a Chinese menu.