I think your post is spot on. My only difference is that I’ve never joined in with any bashing, though I do refute BS and lies and post sources for actual facts on posts that unfairly bash one of those candidates, which as far as I can tell originate about 99.9% from a small handful of Trump-haters and Pro-Cruz-Trolls.
I have seen that small percentage of haters and trolls from both camps.
Best way to deal with it is to ‘set the example’,which is what WASHI is doing.
The more of us that refuse to take the bait, and set the example, the more we will dominate FR. FR is what we make it.