Because both sides want every state in the union to push every single one of their policies . Even though it was originally intended for the states to decide most of the issues . If you don ' t like living in a state with restrictive firearms laws , for example , you ' re free to move somewhere like Texas who has amazing firearms laws . If you don ' t like living in a state that doesn ' t force people to join a union , you ' re welcome to go to a state like Washington and work for the nonexistant new Boeing plant that was moved to South Carolina due to unions . <| sep |> A right point of view Sanders is a socialist and they won ' t support a commie , even though he is a Democratic Socialist , which is unlike the communism that they pupport to hate . A right point of view Trump has Putin ' s help with fake news and hackers to win the election , nothing wrong with a rival communist country interfering with our elections and becoming buddies with that rival country . The unwillingness to overlook or forgive one candidate for a misconception of his beliefs based on their hate for communism , but reality that Trump has been in touch with Putin the most of all the world leaders and has been aided by a communist country this election , is given a free pass , is sheer hypocrisy and points to a lack of a moral compass .