Trust me on this: a clear ethics violation or conflict of interest can be close to a silver bullet because it tends to cause defections and genuine angst, while tagging someone as a liberal is commonly less useful because it is already known to a target candidate’s core supporters.
Absolutely, I agree...
What I have found over the years is that there is no “left or right” in the conspiracy. The bigger picture has no actual party affiliations that affect their operations. Joint operations and common end goals supersede party labels or loyalties.