I wouldn’t say she buckled under the pressure. Instead of playing the difficult hand she and Alaska were left with because of this disgusting strategy, she has sidestepped them to where they can’t get her. If this were football or some other sport - or war - you’d be calling it brilliant.
And, I believe that the rats are prepared to negatively affect national security (the missiles in Alaska) to diminish her credentials. Now that is really bad but I wouldn’t put it past them for a second.
How is playing right into their hands side-stepping them?
They already got her. This is what they wanted. They won.
Driving her out of office was their goal, and they achieved it.
Now no Republican is safe from Cloward-Piven.