Good point. I was being a little hyperbolic I guess. Politics has that effect. I have a problem with uninformed voting really. People who 'vote party lines' don't seem to me they types who would research candidates whatsoever. So what you end up with is a group of people who just check the boxes that say Republican instead of the boxes for people who would work on legitimately concerning issues.
There's most definitely an aspect of that to it too. Like I live in MA. Last election we elected Charlie Baker Governor. I didn't vote for him, but I like him. In retrospect, if I'd watched the debates I probably would have voted for him. He's Governor so his party affiliation doesn't cause any problems at a national political level and he does a good job. I've spoken with a number of Democrats who say they don't like him, though, even though they can't give a more coherent reason why than that he's a Republican. They don't have any policy criticisms or problems with how he votes or what bills he supports or anything he's ever said, they just don't like the little R next to his name. I definitely don't agree with that sort of thinking.