Many of us can relate to this personally. To chase after family or people who disrespect / despise / reject you for political reasons in America in order to maintain a destructive relationship over no relationship, is a form of mental illness too, a co-dependency. In the article, the antagonist is using his children for political reasons ... that is even worse.
It’s also highly illegal, as in voter intimidation, under federal law. Probably state and local laws too. Should be made a very public example of.