This had the opposite effect (clearly) as while D-loyalists everywhere floated on a false sense of security (surely the boogeyman bedtime story would work indefinitely, right?),

That's because the D side was intentionally casting the R side as dysfunctional, bumbling, geriatric idiots and thought that they could save themselves by weaving an artificial narrative.

At least take the purple states with you

Nah, I'd rather bully the conservatives *out*

Hope I'm not late
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Except many of the red states aren't actually red, they've gerrymandered the voice out of their people and suppressed votes

Spoiled by civil peace, but abused by capitalism, we are too tired and too sick to fight back