Politics as a Team - or Tribal - Sport

Over the past couple of years my read is that there may not be any political opinions held by a great number of voters in the U.S. and thus nothing in one parry's platform is going to change how these voters will cast their ballot.  Who they vote is like supporting a (pro) sports team: You support for your team and not any other (and since there are only two). Also, you may not necessarily like your team bu you loathe the opposition even more.

Polarity is the result with no place for the common good, or the best ideas that appeals to the individual.  The link below opined the same, and in more detail and eloquently.

“Over the past few decades, American politics has become like a bitter sports rivalry, in which the parties hang together mainly out of sheer hatred of the other team, rather than a shared sense of purpose. Republicans might not love the president, but they absolutely loathe his Democratic adversaries.

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/09/05/negative-partisanship-explains-everything-215534

It might have only been a game about the 1st civil war (that  never played) but A House Divided brings to mind Linoln's maxim that a house divided against itself cannot stand.