The first sentence is not correct, they probably are racists. The second sentence is not in doubt at all.
Even though they have co-opted the Democrats, they are not at their core, Democrats. What they are is simply power-hungry...and had the opportunity to power existed in any other party, they could have as well been in that party.
There are many areas of example, but look at the way that they conducted foreign policy - always with an eye towards empowering themselves, with no interest otherwise.