‘It’s chilling what is happening’: a rightwing backlash to Biden takes root in Republican states

…Politicians stoke anger by assaulting a plethora of targets – Black people, immigrants, transgender youth, women seeking abortions, BLM protesters, critical race theory – to fire up the base. 

Voters in turn get riled up, baying for the blood of anyone who crosses Trump or steps out of line. Party leaders duly respond by stoking up more outrage – and so the "doom-loop" turns and intensifies…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/19/joe-biden-republicans-polarization-us-politics-texas