Of the three kinds of people...
People who are convinced they matter;
People who are convinced they don't matter; and
People who are convinced everyone matters,
It's pretty easy to understand who they vote for and why.
People who are convinced they matter need to be sure everyone understands how much they matter, so they vote Republican.
People who are convinced they don't matter are terrified others will find out they don't matter, so they vote Republican.
People who are convinced everyone matters vote Democratic.
Since the first two have also been convinced that "if everyone matters, then no one matters," the crossover is almost nonexistent.
I don't know if this is fixable, without quality public education, a robust safety net, and trusted checks and balances.
And I don't know how we are ever gonna accomplish those...
sadly,
Bright