@K good ol two party system. Although I don't really think a pretty sizeable chunk of repubs are actually bigoted anymore, people complaining about that must be stuck in the early 2000s at best.
They also have every right to smear because they don't even have to try at this point, the democrats are doing it for them. People fear the current administration, naturally, and that's part of the reason some people will end up voting republican (and it's why people voted for Biden of all people in the first place). A lot of this stuff is just the natural way of things when you have a nation full of people with weak senses of self.
Although, I'm still not a fan of the GOP, my main issue being that they often talk a big talk and then sit back and do fuck all and just keep bombing the middle east while kissing Israel's ass. Just kind of the nature of politicians in general, though.
I'll keep voting for people that I personally like, idgaf about parties.