I think the implication here is that a person may think something like: "Well, they may not help the economy, but they will stick to my core issue that is impor

I think the implication here is that a person may think something like: "Well, they may not help the economy, but they will stick to my core issue that is important to me and I will be happy with that." When I speak to most people on politics they truly believe their candidate is better on almost ALL the issues, not just a core value they agree with. Whatever the underlying lever you believe turns a specific set of people to one political party or another, they have an annoying habit of also buying into the other BS the party will spout.