To be Scrupulously Fair, it is also a hallmark of liberalism that most people agree with our goals and that if only we could get them all to vote, we would win resoundingly. I used to believe that, until the 2020 election.
It's part of convincing themselves, or rather reinforcing a preexisting belief: one of the essentials of conservativism is a belief everybody really sees the world as they do, and acting on that projection.
