Trump was exactly what the GOP had wanted all along.

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2. Reagan really got the ball rolling on hate

His dog whistle racist tropes were more like megaphones, if you were paying attention.

And it makes sense that what we ended up with was the backlash from Obama's presidency. The goddamn country lost its mind when we elected a black man as president.

Throughout history there have always been backlashes when white patriarchal traditions fall. Reagan's tenure saw an immense resurgence of sexism after the expansion of women's rights in the 70s. That was a clear backlash.

What the orange motherfucker represents is the pinnacle of the hate that's always been there, but was more or less tucked under the surface with occasional flare-ups. He gave them permission to hate others loudly and proudly, and the entire party has become all about manufactured grievance and revenge. Most of the elected republicans are smart enough to try and use dog whistles, but many of them are too stupid (Greene).

Palin promoted the stupid and failing up. The orange motherfucker made it perfectly acceptable to be stupid. And racist.

And all along, Hillary was right. About everything.