I don't think that they "get" the idea of representative government.
Yes, and the message is; We are little sheep, we bought into your "hate the Dems, fear the Dems" BS and we are willing to vote for you no matter what you stand for. The message is; we don't care about the constitution, we don't want to be free, we will be the useful idiots for your power lust.
That's the message you are sending. If you meant to send a different message, they didn't get it.