I had a similar experience. I received my ballot, filled it out that evening, and turned it in the following day. There were already people there with their ballots (this is a small town.) Everyone was energized.
Fascism / leadership cult (what Weber calls charismatic leader source of authority) depends on myth.
They're not going to let facts get in their way.
In this evening's episode from the Trump Reality Show: Trump has COVID but he is mighty and strong! Unlike lesser mortals, the Great Leader ignores his symptoms and continues working by signing his name to blank papers while posing for cameras.
This is a plot twist I did not see coming—but it makes sense.
This is why I try not to live in "what if" rabbit holes. I've learned that we usually worry about the wrong stuff. Life has a way of throwing surprises.
This is the part of the plot where the GOP is supposed to say, "We've been doing it wrong," and the voters say, "The GOP should not be leading the nation through a pandemic."