Seems that way don't you think?  Look at trump's rhetoric and the current state of the nation. 
Obama is not responsible for any of the angry racist bigotry he faced.  But he was an easy lightning rod for conservative propaganda and talking points to rile up the angry racist bigots and social conservative theocrats.  And after 8 years of doing that so many in America have completely lost their mind with their brains being poisoned by the vitriol.