I have been pushing this theory for years.
The author does a fine job of cataloging the outrages of the Democrat party in opposing Donald Trump but he does not answer the question posed by the headline, why are the Democrats so obsessed?
One could conclude that they are frustrated in their ability to push their progressive agenda and no doubt that would be a contributing factor to their state of mind. Equally, they are frustrated, no doubt, by the surprising loss of the election by Hillary Clinton. Some no doubt are disdainful of Trump for his style and simply cannot believe that such a man could occupy the highest office in the land.
All of these things probably have some truth attached to them but I believe the left is outraged rather than merely frustrated because they believe the Donald Trump is the epitome of white racism. The allegation of course is false but it is apparently unquestioned among the ranks of progressives. We conservatives tend to have our own tests of a politician's mindset, for example, is he or is he not against abortion? But progressives torque every issue into one of race. It is the beginning and end of every argument for them.
As tribalism prevails in every corner of our culture, as it perverts every one of our institutions, the first question a progressive asks is, is the protagonist of the correct identifiable tribe? The last question asked is are we progressives losing on a favored issue, if so the answer is invariably racism. It is all over MSNBC today as it presents a rank racist, Al Sharpton, to libel Donald Trump as a racist. The irony is entirely unacknowledged by MSNBC.
But their hypocrisy only illuminates the power that race has in American politics today.
