For about the last 35 years (since Bush 41) I saw no discernible difference between the parties in terms of governance (lots of difference in rhetoric though).

For about the last 35 years (since Bush 41) I saw no discernible difference between the parties in terms of governance (lots of difference in rhetoric though). However, once the pandemic hit there tended to be a much greater amount of authoritarianism regarding pandemic policies coming from elected democrats. Interestingly it was across the board as well. Even down to the local community levels, it seemed to me that the democrats were interested in way more heavy handed approaches. This seems to have now expanded beyond pandemic management to other things as well. That is a concern for me.