There were a lot of things that didn't happen during the Bush administration. Remember how, when he was in office, the right always said that we should just respect and support the president even if we don't agree with him? And the moment Obama stepped in, they suddenly began clawing through hell and high water to make him fail at everything he tried?
More on topic, it's pretty much a forgone conclusion that race has a large part in not only this, but the entire right-wing ideology. Just take a look at terms like "welfare queen" and pay attention to the demographic to which it's most often applied.
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