They would be doing this to any Republican who won.
But none of the other (R) candidates could have ever made it through the attacks during the General Election campaign.
Excellent story. “It’s their only way of communicating with their fellow citizens.” I saw a bumper sticker with Love Trump Hates as if Trump voters are hateful and not loving. It was an old lady with leathery skin from too much sun in an old 1993 Saturn. Sadly, the bumper sticker is her only way to communicate to other Americans.