Because people are listening to too much partisan BS and ignoring their own realities. Is you're life really that bad? Is your friends? Families? Do you feel unsafe when you leave your house because crime is supposedly out of control? And I get anecdotal situations dont tell the whole story, but neither do partisan talking heads and political candidates. I don't see this country being horrible when I go out places, when I travel, with my job etc. It feels pretty damn normal to me, and I bet it does to you as well.