It's a shame political debates get dragged down into emotional tribalism. We all do it though. Probably, it's best to realize two main motivators to get into politics are money and power. It's a ####ty job. Why would anyone else do it?
It seems some are at least somewhat motivated by making things better, but handcuffed by the mechanisms to get into power (turning our emotions and tribal instincts into votes). South Park had it right. We're usually choosing between a ###### and a turd sandwich. On the rare occasion those more motivated by making things better emerge, and we get lucky. Largely, they all suck, and we need to hold our nose and pick the least sucky.
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