I've been speaking about this issue specifically for a couple of years now. The Trump effect was going to force the Republicans to spend in places they never have to spend.
This was going to be necessary before covid. States that should have been a slam dunk, were no longer a slam dunk and some effort was going to be needed.
Now a huge fight is on in places they should have cake walked in.
something still seems fishy about this. when on earth has the FBI started and finished an investigation in like three days, and attributed it to, "yeah it was already there".
also, to ME's point... there is literally no conceivable reason that a "rope pull" would ever be fashioned identically to a noose. none whatsoever.