I'm in the bay area, where the "anti-conservative" movement is prevalent which means not considering anything that is against the "anti-conservative" party line.

many things aren't considered on their merits simply because the conservative face has done or said things they disagree with even though it is completely unrelated to lawmaking or anything congress would even consider.

any dissent is seen as support for the current administration.

any dissent is seen as TACIT consent for race-based discrimination, xenophobia, and gender based assault and inequality.

any dissent elevates you to being the spokesperson of everything they hate.

I understand why. Everyone's entire political party needs to operate as a unit to swing power in their favor.

but it is so one dimensional that many people reject it, since there always is a gradient for each separate issue.

conservative in this context doesn't mean anti-progressive, or risk averse, or traditional. it is just a political grouping, but in the bay area it means even slightly considering the merit behind a not-democrat party proposal.