The key is the information environment on the right, which elected leaders have shown no interest in addressing. You could have predicted on 1/6 itself the exact combination -- false flag conspiracy, whatabout XYZ, procedural technicality -- that would soon bring voters back.
https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1361679617447329792
The below tweet turned out to be inaccurate in two ways. One, he lost his Twitter feed, negating the premise. Two, according to Rep. Herrera Beutler, he was already spreading false flag conspiracies mid-attack, not the next morning.
https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/1346930772079484943
Republicans telling voters not to get caught in MAGA conspiracies, not to lean on whataboutism, and not to get hung up on new distractions would mean telling them to not follow most conservative media. They're not going to do that, especially if they're running for president.
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