Yeah, pretty much. I had the misfortune to be born a New Deal Democrat a few weeks after Nixon resigned and was succeeded by Ford. One would have thought that would have been the end of the GOP, but Republicans succeeded in blaming Carter for the economic devastation they wrought and the intelligence community still loyal to his predecessors sabotaged his efforts to free US hostages in Iran, so Reagan was elected on the platform that "government is the problem." Republicans hail that as a great success because he raised taxes on the poor and cut them for everyone else, so most will tell you he delivered. Of course, he also tripled US federal debt and began the practice of slashing taxes AND increasing spending that is to blame for a federal debt now FIFTEEN TIMES what it was in 1980. We got more of the same from Bush 43, so folks who voted Republican for tax cuts got what they were promised. Those of us who voted for Clinton and Obama expecting them to save the New Deal that saved America got nothing but broken promises.

I vote policies rather than candidate or party, much good it does me. Since I am registered in a very red state, I usually vote Green in hopes of pushing them to the 5% share of the national popular vote they need to get campaign funds from the Federal Election Commission and a seat at the presidential debates. The only discernible difference between the two major parties is that Republicans are at least (relatively) honest about serving no one but their corporate owners, but if push comes to shove I will take a Dem who at least will not actively work to harm me over a Republican dedicated to doing so.