When the mind of an ardent opponent is changed, he becomes an ardent supporter. When the truth about Sarah Palin is revealed to people in a campaign, there will be a tsunami of support heading her way.
“When the mind of an ardent opponent is changed, he becomes an ardent supporter. When the truth about Sarah Palin is revealed to people in a campaign, there will be a tsunami of support heading her way.”
A Road to Damascus conversion tends to take the zealot and turn him in the opposite direction. Not just with St. Paul. Whittaker Chambers is another example that come to mind.
You might call it the Whiplash effect.