It can be a literal cause and effect situation, where those they elected directly caused hardship or death, and they refuse to own it, like illegal immigration, of course. One of my favorites, close to home, is the comical attempts to push ownership over the dismal performance of our public schools on Republicans. Lefties have had control of public education for decades, in large part due to uber-partisan teachers' unions. Additionally, spending on public education, adjusted for inflation, has tripled over the past 50 years, which includes many examples of GOP state legislatures signing on to more spending. Despite all this, Dems try to argue that it's not their fault, whatsoever. No, it's the Republicans' fault.