Desperation is the right word.
A lot of the @GOP's rationalizations and justifications for this rank fuckery is Machiavellian. But a large and growing contingent in power and in the electorate have perceptions so skewed that they sincerely believe it.
That's truly terrifying. https://twitter.com/Aelkus/status/1201567744946266115 …
Ah okay. Gonna keep it though because it still sets up the next part correctly and applies both ways,https://twitter.com/generativist/status/1201575421965418497 …