The problem with this theory is that Republicans regularly say truly awful shit and it never sinks their career because their voters are horrible people themselves.
Their voter base is not the most educated, so they are VERY susceptible to misinformation. Also, they have raised their base to be extremely reactionary.
It is not really the politicians these would be aimed at, even though some have very fragile egos and may act solely because it hurts their feefees.
The problem with this theory is that Republicans regularly say truly awful shit and it never sinks their career because their voters are horrible people themselves.
Their voter base is not the most educated, so they are VERY susceptible to misinformation. Also, they have raised their base to be extremely reactionary.
It is not really the politicians these would be aimed at, even though some have very fragile egos and may act solely because it hurts their feefees.