Did Trump's election prove that his followers condoned his unsubtle racism? No more than it shows they condoned his very unsubtle sexism. Trump offered an endless menu of improbable things most voters didn't like. However most thought they were offered at least one thing they really, really wanted which had never been on offer before.  I talked to religious guy in North Carolina who hated almost everything about Trump but voted for him because "he will end abortion". I read that women who despise him voted for him because they think he will control immigration. He won because he promised almost everybody at least one change they really care about that the elites won't even talk about and so they swallowed the rest of the sleazy package. The irony is most will not get what they wanted but they will get the nasty bits including racism.