In the ideal leftist world, the only people who support Donald Trump and the GOP are old, white, men. This view makes it incredibly easy for the mainstream media to paint the entire Republican base of voters as racists and sexists interested only in preserving white power and the patriarchy.
Of course, the reality of the Republican base’s diversity is quite different from this leftist fantasy, and those in the mainstream media can grow quite angry when forced to face this reality.
First of all, let’s consider the incredible fact that Donald Trump has more support from African American voters than any other Republican President or even Republican Presidential nominee in decades. In spite of the fact that the media declares Trump to be the most racist President ever to take the oath of office, he still draws an amazing amount of support from black voters. That in and of itself should be more than enough to give those in the media pause about whether their baseless claims that Donald Trump is a racist really hold any water.
It’s easy enough for those in the media to ignore the polls showing Trump enjoys a large degree of support from black voters, though. However, it’s much more difficult when a prominent African American uses his or her platform to voice support for Donald Trump. When this happens, it really drives those on the left and those in the liberal media crazy.
Take, for instance, Kanye West, the world-famous African American rapper who has put his reputation on the line to voice his support for Donald Trump. And what was the media’s response to Kanye West deciding to support a candidate that aligns with his views and values rather than blindly supporting the party that the left has decided people of his race should support? They attacked him with an astounding level of hatred and vitriol, even going as far as to say time and time again on mainstream outlets such as MSNBC and CNN that the reason Kanye West is supporting Trump is that he suffers from mental problems.
Other prominent African Americans who support Trump and the GOP haven’t fared much better. Candace Owens, Dr. Ben Carson, Diamond and Silk, and several others have all witnessed an unprecedented level of hatred and attacks in the mainstream media due to the fact that they are black Republicans.
It isn’t so much that those on the left hate black voters who support Trump; it’s the fact that they hate how the existence of these voters challenges their very worldview. The leftist media has come to despise Donald Trump so much that they have convinced themselves that he is, in fact, a terrible, racist monster, the likes of which the world has never seen before. Such a terrible, racist monster couldn’t possibly have any support in the black community, and so when people like Kanye West and Candace Owens come out in support of Trump, it challenges the very core of their beliefs about the President.
It also challenges the left’s broader view of identity politics in which all minorities are supposed to automatically support the Democratic Party. This type of identity politics has worked well for Democrats in the past, enabling them to rely on the minority vote in spite of the fact that they have done nothing to help minorities any time they’ve been in power.
Rather than actually having to provide solutions to minorities – which is much more difficult than simply playing identity politics – all the left has to do is continue fostering an “us versus them” mentality and convince minority voters that the GOP is racist and out to get them.
However, when Donald Trump draws historic support from the black community and prominent African Americans get behind him, it threatens the effectiveness of this strategy. It’s the left’s worst nightmare – the death of identity politics.
At its core, the entire manner in which black Trump supporters have been treated in the media is incredibly racist. Whether they say it or not, those on the left support a narrative that says black voters should not be able to think for themselves. Instead, they should do what they’re told and continue voting Democrat.
As more and more African Americans are starting to say no to this racist ideology, we could be witnessing the beginning of a new era in American politics – one where voters are finally able to vote their views and beliefs rather than being automatically divided along racial lines.
