I increasingly find this absolutely & frightfully true; regardless of efforts applied to reach them; regardless of tone, gentleness, logic, facts etc.
Some Republicans talk about crossing the aisle to work with Dems... find a Dem who wants to work together! They constantly say, It is my way or the highway! ...not in those exact words, of course, but point out one piece of compromise legislation that has been passed. It is almost always which party has the most votes. Impeachment is a glaring example of this so far.