People will never learn. Americans seem to be the worst.
IMHO, the problem was Bush — he allowed his political enemies to set the tone and make false accusations. This enabled Obama to win. I do not like Bush for this reason.
I turned 18 just in time to vote for President Ford. From that time on excepting Trump, the only Republican that didn't cower in a corner when the press/Dems called them names or flung accusations was Reagan. The rest did nothing and thus never energized their base. The Clintons were so bad and corrupt that it allowed Bush II to barely sneak in. His weak spie in regards to defending himself and conservatism gave us Odumbo.