It’s like we’ve gone a full 180 degrees from the old Simpsons episode where Sideshow Bob says everyone is secretly a Republican.
Your guilty conscience may force you to vote Democratic, but deep down inside, you secretly long for a cold-hearted Republican to lower taxes, brutalise criminals and rule you like a king!
Now people feel obliged to vote for a “sensible” right-wing candidate, but they secretly wish for a firebrand lefty to come along and level the playing field.