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Opportunism and fear.
I was gonna say fear and greed, but opportunism might encapsulate it better. Either way, pretty much the two strongest driving forces in America.
Avarice
Like the lines from "The Big Short":
"What's that? What do you smell?"
"Opportunity."
"No! Money!"
There may be a bit of fear if a business could be impacted badly by definite policy changes coming, so get in the good graces now to maybe soften the blow. But in the end that's still about money.