Stepping back from my tribe means I can be honest about this election

Elections make people more partisan than they are normally. They’re a time of heightened politics where the country is talking about and thinking about taking sides. We are forced to make a choice and then defend it — if only to ourselves.

For the vast majority of people this time around that seems like a hard decision. None of the main parties are particularly appealing to ordinary voters. All seem to be running a core vote strategy that appeals to their hyper-dedicated activists but is leaving everyone else uninspired.