Rikkitic:

 

When did being Republican come to mean winning at any cost, the end justifies the means, hypocrisy of the highest order, racism, discrimination and all the rest? When did it start to mean large scale gerrymandering and changing the rules to undermine the results of democratic elections? Where did the mean-spirited nastiness come from? What happened to conservatives with a sense of decency and fair play like John McCain? When did the Republican party become the a$$hole party? What happened?

 

 

 

A lot of people say it was since Nixon. It is worth noting that some of the backroom players today were around and involved with Nixon's administration as well. Roger Stone is one who springs to mind immediately.