Taylor's one of the older 'respectable' WNs who fantasizes about somehow being accepted by the NYT and its ilk. To that ends, he's willing to badmouth WV rednecks (who were doing fine until the government did everything in its power to hurt them) and be a token right-leaning voice criticizing any politician they label as 'uncouth'.
He doesn't see his ingroup as White people, he sees his ingroup as upper class Northeastern WASPs, and that group has been subverted - potentially beyond repair.