I don't think it's even that. Many US residents today, in particular those with policy making power, consider the constitutional political system to be nothing

I don't think it's even that. Many US residents today, in particular those with policy making power, consider the constitutional political system to be nothing more than another lever of power. For those who hold that ethos the constitution is like a grab bag. The contents that further their objectives are good and are to be used as well as possible. The contents that hinder their objectives are bad and are to be undermined and ignored to the extent possible. The equal representation of the states in the Senate is merely understood, much like the Electoral College, as a bad check on the policy objectives of those in power. That their childish rhetoric works on those with no understanding of US Civics certainly doesn't hurt though.