I think it’s a bit more that just that, actually. Remember, the NeverTrump movement has categorized people who would vote for Trump almost exactly as the Democrats do - as racist, mouthbreathing bigoted morons.
For some reason, people don’t appreciate being called that. Especially by political figures who’ve provided no actual proof that they’re any better. Apparently enough people got tired of being told they were morons by the local NeverTrump figurehead (Huelskamp) that they did something about it at their first possible opportunity.
‘Remember, the NeverTrump movement has categorized people who would vote for Trump almost exactly as the Democrats do - as racist, mouthbreathing bigoted morons.’
That is an excellent point. I remember when Cruz said I and the rest of the Trump supporters were only backing him because we’re low info voters. A little of that kind of snottery goes a long way. The rest of the insults, as you pointed out, didn’t help at all.
The neverTrump crowd never got tired of sticking their thumb in the eye of the people who were focused on defeating Hillary; now they reap what they sowed.