Yes, you have described what I experienced as well.
Last night I was having dinner with some colleagues, and the subject of President Trump came up. Generally, i avoid political discussions at at work, but they brought it up. They detest him. I pointed out two things - (1) he is an independent despite the “R” as he has neither the strong support of the entrenched DC interests of either party. This brings resentment to a person who did something quite remarkable in politics - never held political office and won the top prize the first time he ran. (2) While he is viewed as “unpolished” in his speech, there are millions of people in the Northeast who speak exactly like he does - tell you what they think without filters - especially Democrats. Except unlike other politicians, he tells you what he thinks and what he wants to do, instead of being a smooth talking, lying politician. They conceded both points, then decided we should talk about something else. I think our work relationship kept them from the ad hominem attacks, though I presented my position as a neutral observer.
You know the Democrats have gone completely off the rails and over a cliff, when aging hippies and union guys think they’ve gone too far, but they appear to be planning on running with it so they’re only going to get more weird from here on out.