Alinsk's rules have been mentioned in several posts. They always try to tie these rules to Hillary, and President Obama to label them as communists. Read the rules, and don't look at the author's political leaning. Here they are form Glenn Beck's web site:

1) Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have. Power is derived from the sources people, and money.

2) Never go outside the expertise of your people.

3) Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of you enemy.

4) Make the enemy up to its own set of rules.

5) Ridicule is a man's most potent weapon. There is no defense. It's irrational.

6) A good tactic is one your people enjoy.

7) A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.

8) Keep the pressure on. Never let up.

9) The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.

10) If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through, and become a positive.

11) The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.

12) Pick a target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.

You can follow these rules, and communism is the furthest thing on your mind. These tactics are being used by both parties. Also, they are being used by national news station to attack each other.