The letter after the name means jack anymore.
The only reason political parties still exist is to give voters the illusion of choice.
A pol/bureaucrat is either loyal to our former republic or to Deep State.
The vast majority of pols and bureaucrats have shown themselves to be Deep State.
Ideology means nothing to either political party. They are both mere factions squabbling over control, power and possession of the wealth of the citizenry.
The only reason to belong to a political party is to attain privilege that one has not earned.