It seems that both the UK and the US are hampered by the preconceived and thoroughly ingrained perceptions surrounding any conservative.
I have long contended, that given our current culture, it is not the message, it is the messenger.
Conservatives speak = Blah Blah Blah, in one ear and out the other.
Liberals speak = WOW, isn’t that fantastic, he really cares.
It doesn’t matter what is said, what matters is who is saying it.
And the bias of the media has helped push this further.
Ultimately I always say that Conservative values made the US and UK as powerful and rich as they once were. Not perfect for sure, but the best we’ve ever been known.
For reasons unknown, a vocal element of society has bought that down. It really is tragic.