People usually speak to their own circle of friends and co-workers.
What if those people are only listening to one side of the issue, have been educated by militants and Communists and odd people?
For example, President Reagan was a FDR and JFK supporting democrat because the democrat party was good at unionizing workers and using the power of their unions to negotiate deals for their workers.
Consequently, the well taken care of Teamsters and Teachers Association along with many others, became Communists/Socialists/Democrats that morphed into BLM and Antifa rioters in recent years.