They are who they are ...
And, it has "worked" for them politically for going on a half century - since Reagen, only it was more subtle at the start with him and has increasingly become more and more overt to the point today that it is just outright.
Their go to move is hatred and division.
During this time it has gotten them to this point, where outside of the White House, they have majority control at every level - DC, State governments, the judiciary branch.
They can't go positive, out of the gates, because the negativity and hatred is at the core of their primary voting block. They have to appease it, or they will lose its loyalty AND the regular intensity it brings that is vital to winning elections.
Further, people can say they hate negative politics, but it wins the day more often than not.
I don't know if there every was some romantic notion of government in this country, but today, it is universally seen as the lowest of low - so appeals to positivity to government has almost no traction, while it taps into what exists to be negative.
So, they will do what they do - wake up in the morning, see what is going on and find their weak ass rationalizaitions for why it is the evil liberal's fault and scream about it until something sticks with the general masses.
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