There's still an enormous pool of Americans who maintain their chauvinism via the facade of the two party system, where every admitted problem with America can be attributed to the far right - whether that's fash marching in the streets, republican politicians, or 'rightwing' billionaires. Any uniparty or foreign policy can simply be blamed on the other team in order to preserve the idea of America as a postive beacon of light in the world, and mroe importantly, their own heads.

If your audience is only ever looking for you to prescribe blame to that group, you can completely wash any complicity of yourself or your audiences role and views in the problem.

Let's just say, a grifter has only to be smarter than his victims.