Actually, rather than "the white nationalist forces are in the ascendant" I would argue they are now in the sunlight and and the disinfectant of public opinion is galvanizing against them. 

Civil war memorials are now falling faster than chestnuts and will probably topple even faster in the night as many cities and communities try to remove a trouble point. Slow politics of passive resistance becoming rapid risk management and public relations.

The President was abandoned by leading CEOs who previously remained silent on the issue of white supremacy and even many strident Republicans are moving away. What was the covered by the silence has become exposed, forcing people to move to a side.

And in Canada, we see 'journalists' bailing on the Rebel - again, silent consent is cracked open and choices must be made. 

Bannon might be getting what he wanted - attention to white supremacy and fascism - but the he is not getting what he needed, acceptance of his ideology. Quite the opposite.