1) I've mostly bought Japanese in recent years. Have owned German and other foreign cars in the past as well. Don't like the "Big 3" at all. Favor free trade over isolationism or heavy-handed protectionism.
2) Not sure what you're saying here. I'm a small business owner, for a small government, pro-constitution, fiscal conservative, social libertarian, favor strong national defense and foreign policy, lower taxes and regs, etc. I'm not religious and don't care about gay marriage. Makes no sense for me to vote Dem like my Dad and grandpas did - and they were southern blue collar, blue dog social conservatives who weren't particularly fond of those different from them.