Dem? Rep? Fit in neither category! Am a ticket splitter and have never voted a 'straight ticket'; have voted for up to 4 different parties in one election. Have voted for the 'individual' in all elections since I started voting in 1955 when I became an American citizen.
As for cars, have owned everything from Plymouth, Ford, Chevy, Jeep, Goggomobil (check that one out on Google), VW and Honda.
As for tandems, our first was French ('75 Follis) and 4 custom ones after that; all handmade in the USA. Only one had American made tubing: our Zona c/f twicer.
It is a 'world economy' whether we like it or not.