Matter of fact, all American schoolkids are schooled in the mental disorder of partisanship from an early age, as they are taught to be good little Democrats or Republicans, thus perpetuating the myth that there is actually a real CHOICE at the polls!

The priniciple is fear. You instill people with fear of the "other party" and the rest takes care of itself. A public divided against itself is easily led and easily duped. The same big financial interests control BOTH parties, so they win and everybody else loses.

This doesn't mean that the party machines don't try like hell to win elections...just like the different football teams try like hell to win the Superbowl...but it's the same stupid game, regardless of who wins, and the public foots the bill.

Partisan politics = divide and conquer.