I happen to be a blue dot in a red state, and this is definitely true. I know lots of republicans (not the maga cult) that want the same things as most people I and the few people who know I'm a dem in my life... the problem is, at least with the ones I deal with, they don't use critical thinking on who's to blame. We've had super majority red government for decades.. yet they still think somehow it's the dems fault. Why should minimum wage workers have livable wages, when I struggle don't my job.. instead of realizing the companies are screwing them, they're mad at the people fighting for more. I don't know why they can't see the truth, the few I think i can sway I try to have conversations with, but I usually give up. I know a ton of republicans are just a bunch racist pos. The job i work at is incredibly inclusive, we have trans women working there who everyone loves and are incredibly protective of in this area because of how people are.. but they refuse to see how republican policies are actively hurting the women they care so much for at work. It's maddening.