It's not even that big-brained. Imagine what other tricks they could come up with if they weren't bad actors. It's just so shockingly anti-enemy that it doesn't fit the bill for the GOP. I guess they were trying to find ways to wrestle control from Trump by being limitedly based.
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Normiecons' biggest weakness is that they refuse to behave with the amount of spite that would be appropriate after having the boot stomped on their faces for over a decade. If I was in Abbot's or DeSantis' position I'd be doubling the fuck down the moment I started seeing results. Never stop twisting the knife into those Yankee kidneys.