For some, sure. But I think you are perhaps biased due to your education, intellect, and that handy (or cursed) thing of having a photographic memory.
You seem to reject the possibility that there are just a bunch of dim goobers who go through life not looking at anything political, not knowing any current events, not having any idea of civics, who literally have no idea what the hell is going on in the world and who vastly prefer it that way.
And more importantly, these people have absolutely no intention of changing their behavior.
Just like it is unwise to conclude malice when simple negligence or stupidity is at fault, I think it unwise to always attribute the worst personal characteristics of people when it can truly be said that they are so ignorant and uninterested in all things politics that they are only vaguely aware of the things intelligent, motivated, well-read, watch the news daily people are aware.
That latter condition certainly does not give them a pass, but it does not make them inherently evil either.
our current crop of GOP politicians? I agree with you 100%.