Largely because the Republican party appeals to emotions and irrationality, while the Democrat party appeals to logic and independent thought, over "loyalty to the party line"
A lot of media is only there to sensationalize, so they will run anything real or not if it gets people to look.
The Republicans usually buy into a lot of it, and then add their own things which the media picks back up on like a feedback loop. Like Palin talking about death panels, when nothing...
I didn't know many people felt that.
Well, it wouldn't be much different from the right wing. It's either "judeo christian" or "islam" values forced down people's throats.
I don't want a public option for insurance. I want a single payer system.
I don't see why we can't just catch up to the rest of the world with our medical care. We are ranked 37th in the world for a reason.