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I think the biggest change for me was to recognise the value in the other side. We need both sides - we need the left to mitigate the right and we also need the right to mitigate the left - in general - from an economic perspective the right seems to have had mostly its own way for a long time. The ground has shifted drastically over the last 20 years or so, empowering corporations and disempowering the workforce.
But in general - the body politic needs to be just that, a body incorporating the myriad views and needs of all those who participate.
[eta] also - as much as I want 'my' side to win - I don't want the supporters of the other side to 'lose'; it's a shitty feeling. Every election we (UK and also US) end up with half the electorate feeling upset, disenfranchised and unrepresented.
I just don't think it is a healthy way to organise a country.
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