This logic is precisely what enables the problem. But declaring that any candidate fielded by the opposing party must by definition be bad, you give your own t

This logic is precisely what enables the problem. But declaring that any candidate fielded by the opposing party must by definition be bad, you give your own team license to be bad. As long as they're just slightly less evil then the opposition, you'll be willing to continue voting for them. Since we've seen ample evidence that continuing to play this game leads to the very problems we're seeing today, consider changing your strategy. Perhaps a better approach would be to place a higher value on the observed bad behavior of the incumbent and throw the bum out, rather than obsess over the speechifying of the challenger, since that's likely just hypocrisy and pandering anyway.