You write: “It’s a party addicted to Trump’s particular brand of racism, cruelty, conspiracy theories, and cocky know-nothingness.” Such a view makes Trump supporters sound only like kooks and fools, rather than the frightened bunch they are. Their fear makes them much more dangerous, because they buy the long-standing tropes Republicans used long before Trump.

Republicans seek to divide the working class against itself: blacks and Hispanics are to blame, unions are to blame, leftists are to blame for my low wages or unemployment. Meanwhile, Republicans spin tax cuts as “putting money in your pocket,” which is only true if you are among the top 10%.

Republicans seek to divide workers against the poor, whom Republicans portray — always and only — as shiftless, lazy, grifters, takers, and thieves, bilking handouts from a bloated federal government.

Republicans seek to divide Muslims and Christians, immigrants and native-born Americans, gun owners and peaceniks, whites and other races and some ethnicities, urban dwellers and rural folks.

It’s an old list, and Republicans use it because it works.

By the way, Don, Jr.? Have you heard him give a speech? He’s not the worry. It’s candidate Tucker Carlson.