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That's now been replaced to a large degree by negative partisanship. Partisan voters aren't supporting their party; they are opposing the other party. The die-hard Democratic voter isn't motivated by what they love about the Democrats, but what they hate about Republicans (and vice-versa).
That sorta describes me. The Reps have crossed some red lines with me that the Dems haven't, so I vote against them. This is before they went completely BSC with the convict. He was another red line.
So I don't really have to pay attention to the candidates today. If they are "R" and support the convict, they are a no-go with me. Period. I also am very unlikely to vote for an anti-choice candidate unless they have some other awesome policy positions, nor a religious zealot (that's an automatic "no" from me).
But the Dems haven't really excited me since 2016 (Warren, Yang, Sanders...I really liked Warren).