It's a trait of liberal politics in the States, I guess.
Republicans and Republican voters gravitate towards "loyalty" to popular leaders. We could dissect that all day (especially the ties to U.S. Christianity and the media environment), but that's just how its been; Trump only made it more apparent. He's basically Jesus now.
Democrats and Democrat voters, on the other hand, seem to fracture, dump their leaders, and cling to more personal ideologies at the drop of a hat. Everyone fails each other's political purity tests and becomes the enemy. Hence when this inevitably comes up, Democrafts can't actually get any unity around reform, and the corpo money wins.
In a healthier system, I'd argue this is a good thing (as worshipping idols is problematic), but its a huge political disadvantage right now.