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> I wish this was less of a "team sport" where my guy who is "conservative" or "liberal" has to win and people would be willing to fire a senator or a representative for just one term

I think you should consider that this is something that can be manipulated to achieve the end goals of people like Yass. Current political strategy is to appeal to the extremes rather than the centers. Culture wars and the like are used to exploit people’s biases in social issues and help wedge apart the center.