This doesn't actually explain anything, though. "Major party adopts a plank I detest" does not imply "therefore my personal policy preferences become inverted".

This doesn't actually explain anything, though. "Major party adopts a plank I detest" does not imply "therefore my personal policy preferences become inverted". Liz Cheney isn't suddenly cozying up to Greenpeace just because the rest of her caucus disagrees with her about Jan 6.