Are you kidding? Ok, maybe it is more than the past, but really not THAT much more. This is normal.
I remember when supporting Reagan how viciously he was attacked by the establishment and others, oh he was “California, closet Democrat”, or “he used to be a Democrat, Union guy, how can we trust him now?” or the disgusting attacks on his wife as a “Hollywood leftist”, Reagan’s multiple marriages, Reagan was “an entertainer” from “B rated movies”, in fact one of those who were assaulting him was the Bush family, some folks don’t know that.
So yes, it is the way it is. Now watch.
You weren’t here during the last primaries.