I appreciate your thoughts, and I will have to push back on the federal workers aspect.. I'm sure the vast majority of them are "good" people, but let's be honest about them. Most of them went to work for the government because it would be a steady paycheck in a non-demanding environment where they knew they've have a govt pension for life and be comfortable. They absolutely do care who the president is because team blue will always make sure to keep the size of the govt growing (the red team does most of the time as well, but cuts fat more often) and their livihood in tact. Most of the people I personally know who work for the state or federal govt couldn't find a job that they were qualified for in the private sector so they went with what they could get The iron law of bureaucracy is very real