They are lashing out wildly, frantically, for anyone to blame or hit for why they are so unhappy and frustrated.
Here, they considered Annapolis their private fiefdom of liberal-socialist tyranny. They are absolutely livid that they lost the state house in Maryland.
I don't know this story real well but it seems to be following the same pattern in other places. They are so desperate that they will make things up and thats where you nail them at.