Why the frothing, fanatical, frenzied fury?
There are a few elements at play here.
First is the abject shock of such a big loss. The Democrats (and particularly the hardcore sub-group Regressive Left) were absolutely convinced that Obama's wins were The Turning Point for the country. They figured that our changing demographics were in part responsible for those wins, and had progressed to a point at which they'd take the party from here.
Second is Trump and his behaviors, which essentially rub salt in the wound. His loud, hyperbolic, simplistic, buffoonish behaviors made this unexpected loss much tougher to swallow. That's exacerbated by the way Trump's fans have so gleefully ignored so much about him.
And, I suspect, third is the fact that, at some level, they realize they played a role in his win with their
own behaviors. This was the ultimate (and perhaps one-time) large-scale pushback against Political Correctness and Identity Politics, strategies on which leftists have hung their hat for so long.
Together, these elements somehow pushed many on the Left to just lose their marbles.
I was horrified that Trump won. I still am, perhaps even more so. But the insane behaviors of the hardcore Left, which has done such a fabulous job of lowering themselves to Trump's level, has been as big an embarrassment as Trump himself.
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