I would make the same quoted statement, but mainly because of misinformation. I do NOT think people understand what their parties are telling them because both

I would make the same quoted statement, but mainly because of misinformation. I do NOT think people understand what their parties are telling them because both sides lie dramatically. Democrats do not present realistic plans with costs on their social programs, and Republican media and politicians typically say the exact opposite of what the real plan is. I used to love their smaller government push until they touted cutting public services to save 40 million as a huge victory for the budget while giving Lockheed et. al. A billion dollar contracts... So smaller government, sure, but NOT balancing a budget as it was claiming to try for. So if you subscribe to partizan political sources, both parties only feed you information that support their party line, and the facts are elsewhere, if they are even available. Presidents keep breaking all promises they make on the trail.