Trump's performance, MTG's about face, Rogan questioning the Big Lie, it's protective ass-covering as we head into the midterms and beyond with an increasingly uneasy populace. It's a ruse. And the media will largely fall for it.

I know this reinforces a narrative about condescending leftists calling all conservatives bigots but I'm sorry, every form of data — anecdotes, polling and public statements by conservatives — indicate that these are the main drivers.

It's a doomed quest to keep looking for good underneath evil.