Because you always research who you vote for.
Here's the synopsis for a local Democrat for mostly irrelevant local position (think of it like, local village official dog-walker or some shit):
Former US military (infantry officer), no obvious Leftist endorsements, many years spent as a Judo athlete, private practice attorney, no significant political experience, adequate physiognomy, official Democrat Party information page made no appeals to Culture War topics, or even really any significant political topics at all. (I live in a pretty red area)
Here's the quote for the local Republican for the same position:
Accomplishments:
Promoted diversity training for [government strata] employees
He's a multi-year incumbent. Has been either an attorney or a politician for the past 30 years. Poor physiognomy.
Just because there is an R in their name doesn't mean they aren't supporting DIE in the government.
CLEAR. THEM. OUT.
Of the one or two dems I voted for they were local things and were much like the one you voted for. As for where I live I'm well positioned to vote primarily for
Good old boys who've gotten fat off well-entrenched local GOP political machines, primarily if not entirely boomercons at best.
Weirdo dems who are running because the dems have to put someone on the ballot.
Libertarians whose stances consist of the heck-if-I-know. They aren't weirdos or boomercons and I know the boomercons are shoe-ins so I usually vote for the lolberts by default.
One of the Dems that was put up was literally just a placeholder candidate. Eventually the other Dems were like, "Well, uh, fuck it. You'll do." and so they were now the official candidate as of a few months ago.
Literally: no matter who.