Then walks remark back.  The governor is not nearly as smart as he thinks he is.

I also see this as a parallel to Sec. Hillary Clinton’s remark about ‘deplorables’.  After spending so much time in the bubble with likeminded associates, you get desensitized to demeaning phrases, you say them all the time and all agree, and then one day forget to keep it to yourself.

He really hates you.  ““My message to you is simple. Be aware, there are many of us who see you as unequal, as less than. And you will be opposed at every turn because what you are about is wrong, and fighting you is right.” My emphasis.  Found at newsbusters.org.