Socialism is for Morons: John Kennedy Explains the Socialist Resurgence as Only He Can

What do a school board in Massachusetts, city councils in Maine, and upstate New York have in common? - Eric V.

• Communists.

Candidates from the Communist Party of the United States of America have won an open seat on the Cambridge, Massachusetts, school board. They've also won council seats in Bangor, Maine, and Ithaca, New York.

• Unlike their Marxist counterparts from the Democratic Socialists of America, they did not run as Democrats. 

Each is a member of the communist party, and they won.

• There is a catch. 
• Each of these local races was a nonpartisan election, meaning no party affiliations were listed on the ballots. 

Some voters may not have realized they were voting for a communist when they cast their ballots.