There is a thread running in the Pit titled, The Republican Party is the Party of Evil. It has been running for over three years now.
I think when there is abundant evidence that a group consistently pushes malicious policies on a regular basis it is not amiss to suggest people who belong to that group support those malicious policies.
Trying to avoid that would be like saying you are a member of the KKK but don’t suggest you (general “you”) support the terrible things they are about. You only support the parts where they have fun BBQs.
Doesn’t really work.
If you claim yourself as a member of a group then you take the good with the bad. You can and should defend yourself. It seems a thing perfectly suited for GD. It will be a tough position to defend I think.