1992. Clinton. His admin policy was called "scorched earth" when dealing w political opponents.
FF to 2000, Algore saying, "this election is between good and evil". That is when the dehumanization of conservatives started.
Obama played it up too. His admin (with biden) blacklisted certain news orgs and even had a journalist arrested. From what i understand, that is the action a cult leader would take and the cult followers will condone or support. I read that somewhere.
2016. An outsider won. That CANNOT happen. Up is down and down is up since then.
Hope you feel better quickly.