I supported Goldwater when I was 6. Got into a fight after the election with a boy who supported LBJ.
Or Charles Krauthammer, etc. etc. etc.
Many of us were drawn but the promises of great things from the Left and we know first hand that it is all pretty much a lie.
And that is the biggest tragedy of all — some people still believe it. They never look below the surface.
Is the Republican party much better? Sometimes I wonder. But it is a healthy introspection that can purge the evils. Sadly, that rarely happens.