Pure racist hatred: they’re not even hiding it any more.

Conjecture: the recent string of worse-than-expected economic reports has made the crazy Right overconfident. They believe that because of the economy the country will elect whomever they nominate for President; they expect to dominate Congress as well. Thinking that electability is no longer a concern, they no longer watch what they say as they plan to ram the candidate(s) of their dreams through the nomination process.