Absolutely-- I agree with you. (My comment was meant to be a “yes-and” to yours, sorry if that was unclear.)
Given gerrymandering and other political shenanigans, it’s hard to say anyone is truly represented by their elected officials. (I can still remember how awful I felt when trump was in office-- I sure as hell didn’t vote for him.)
And no matter how a person votes, they’re still human, inherently worthy of aid and compassion. If we throw that knowledge away (as so many Republican politicians seem to have done), we don’t defeat them-- we become them. I don’t want to do that.
