It's payback time for those whom Trump has bullied - By Jennifer Rubin

By Jennifer Rubin December 14 at 10:30 AM

For a year now, we’ve heard that President Trump has “gotten away with” all sorts of unacceptable behavior — equating neo-Nazis with opposing protesters, attacking the free press, launching a mean-spirited and counterproductive vendetta against so-called sanctuary cities, maligning women, vilifying dissenting Republicans and embracing totalitarian dictators. But has he gotten away with anything?

After all, we are not yet at the point of impeachment hearings. His chance at reelection, if he remains in office, is almost three years away, and for now, he has GOP House and Senate majorities to run interference for him. Nevertheless, the bill for his racism, dishonesty and incivility is coming due.

Try as he might to avoid the association with GOP wipe-outs, Trump was effectively on the ballot in Virginia and Alabama, triggering a huge backlash among nonwhite voters and women, segments of the electorate whom he has most consistently insulted. They got mad — and then turned out to vote. The Post reported in November:

African Americans [in Virginia] accounted for 21 percent of voters, according to exit poll results, identical to their share in last year’s presidential election and one point higher than in 2013. In total, nonwhite voters made up 33 percent of the electorate, the same as last year but up from 28 percent in the previous governor’s race.