It is all black and white now.
Us, Americans
against
Them, the evil Government.
R or D don't matter.
Both are a part of Them.
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War