The GOP's relentless obstructionism during the Obama years didn't provoke enough outrage to cost the Republicans politically. It's dereliction of duty as far as I'm concerned. (Still no movement on filling that vacancy on the Supreme Court!) Yet a generic Republican would've had a good shot at beating Hillary.

Many voters just don't care that much about trying to get a grasp of facts and the historical dynamics driving American politics. It's more about personal pique and truisms about the process.