Republicans made the huge troubles in our economy and our democracy. People voted for Trump because they thought here was someone who would finally do something about the minorities and immigrants they blame for everything.

Al Franken:

"And after eight years of refusing to help the president govern -- in fact, eight years of actively trying to make the country ungovernable -- Republicans hadn't just created a monster within their own ranks. All that inaction and gridlock helped to create a country of politiphobes, people who (correctly) felt like they were being left behind in the economy and (correctly) felt that the political system was broken and rigged against people like them and (extremely incorrectly) felt that everyone who had anything to do with politics was more or less equally to blame. Rauch writes that these voters are inclined toward 'leaders who will step forward, cast aside cowardly politicians and venal special interests, and implement long-overdue solutions.' These leaders 'can be politicians, technocrats, or autocrats -- whatever works,' Rauch ads. 'Whether the process is democratic is not particularly important.'"