Noun
red-baiting (uncountable)
(US) The (ad hominem) practice of accusing someone of being a communist, socialist or anarchist with the intention of discrediting his or her political views.
Synonym: red-tagging (Philippines)
And all the other stuff—from red-baiting to abortion to the Southern strategy to guns to gays—is just smoke and mirrors to trick the 99% into voting for them. Source: Internet
He could re-shape the relationsip of the US with the rest of the world during a very challenging period and finally put to rest the left-over GOP red-baiting about the Democrats at long last. Source: Internet
Godfried’s presentation was titled, “Better Dead than Red: The History of Red-Baiting in the United States.” Source: Internet