This is a result of the times being too peaceful; where problems are so few that people actively seek an enemy to fight
Then play video games for fuck's sake! There is no such thing as too peaceful, people need to stop being normies and get better hobbies.
Your state would have to be filled with mentally deficient political zealots who border on fanaticism to reelect these people after the insane shit they've pulled in the last six months.
Which is exactly how Alexandria Occasional-Cortex got elected.
If her parents would slap this bitch in the face, things wouldn't have gotten this bad