AXIOS (Mike Zapler) - Trump's "communist" midterm message
President Trump needs a potent message to reverse his party's bleak midterm outlook — and he's found it in the rise of democratic socialists in New York and beyond. Why it matters: In a blistering speech to religious conservatives on Friday, Trump warned that "communists" are taking over the Democratic Party and "they want to completely destroy the traditional American way of life." - Afterward, Faith & Freedom Coalition Chairman Ralph Reed, a close ally of the president, told reporters that Trump's words were intentional and had the makings of a Republican message for the midterms. The big picture: Trump spent much of his speech at the coalition's annual "Road to Majority " conference railing against the far-left victories. - He…