My wife went to an organizing event in DC for the Freedom from Religion Foundation or whatever it is. She's a pretty dedicated atheist whereas I'm just annoyed as **** by organized religion but believe in things that won't allow me to make that leap with her (my grandpa was a baptist pastor, i can see the value of faith for those in distress being two reasons).
Anyway...the levels of over analysis and pettyfogging by this group of well-meaning people was the subject of much humor when she returned. I gather they got hung up on naming it in the first place. DMV is apparently too obscure to the Virginia suburban peoples (it means DC, Maryland, Virginia). I guess just going around that was like the "Good Place Committee" from the show.
So, the difference between what the GOP does and the Dems is right there. The ruthless will-to-power types gravitate to the party where you don't have agreement on muffins vs. donuts before you can get to a point of action. When you marry that up with oligarchic control of media the somnambulant public will easily swallow some dumb narratives because flag, god, cops are good.