It must seem like Kam is being nitpicky, but I think it was useful to narrow "white people in Wisconsin" down to "Republicans of a right wing Trumpian bent. " I've never been a word fetishist or schoolmarm about it, but I do protest "____ people" phraseology when it kills clarity and becomes emotionally loaded. I also don't like the "Republicans are evil" rhetoric, when the GOP encompasses a range of conservatives from Chuck Hegel and Mitt Romney to MTG and Stephen Miller.
Yes, I know that "white people are crazy" doesn't mean me, and that "GOP = soulless ghouls" doesn't mean McCain or Mittens or Chuck H. But it's still nice to write with precision, so everyone doesn't have to parse these blanket slams. Or fail to.