There is no way not to. They’re lying about Dems using these words - and they’re happy to keep lying. They call all Dems socialists, communists, Maoists. This is just another lie - a weird, Orwellian “stop saying these words” lie attempting to dictate the policy the coalition stands behind.
You know you're talking about people who left the Republican Party years ago, right?
Sarah Longwell never left as far as I know, but I could be wrong. Regardless: if they’re going to make assertions, it’s a baseline expectation that they provide actual data to back them up. The data shows Rs use these words more than Ds. It’s pretty clear. So there’s not much to debate.
And I have to say: how is this remotely appropriate now? Has Sarah Longwell, Republican Strategist, made a list of words Republicans should stop using? No. The high-flung condescension of a Republican sternly lecturing Dems about what words to use while Republicans burn everything down is galling.