1. They are organized.
2. They have followed a three-year campaign of hate and intimidation using Trump as their target. Hatred and intimidation works if it is not resisted.
3. They lie, cheat, steal, intimidate to seize power.
I think we tribal humans, over the millennia, have developed an ingrained, genetic need for a common enemy, to protect our particular tribe, and it’s especially strong in the less reasoning and emotion-driven among us today.
USA now has no real, palpable common enemy as we’ve had in the past (England, natives, north-south, Germany/Japan, USSR...).
So, from our diversity, our tribes have created enemy groups to actualize this prime, driving need upon — D v R, color v white, women v men, gay v straight, atheist v Christian, MX v USA , etc.
Pick your enemy, feel that ancient battle mode energizing you, work yourself up and start engaging...