Once you polarize people enough, all it takes is enough money to get an idea supported by a politician on one side. The “other” side will attack all of the poi

Once you polarize people enough, all it takes is enough money to get an idea supported by a politician on one side. The “other” side will attack all of the points weaknesses and then, because people don’t have the ability to just say “yes, this idea associated with my party is both expensive and stupid” it will be defended instead. Often by just a few people who like to argue. But the defense makes it appear that people in the party support the idea, which then further solidifies the concept in the base as the back and forth continues. At best you will hope to work out the bad ideas via primaries and debates, but sometimes a bad idea that’s popular is going to hold on because voters often care more about how they feel than math.