They're goading their votaries. Zimmerman for the blacks, "war on women" for the welfare widows and man-haters, "gay as a Disney cow" for the homosexual movement werewolves.
This is about trying to hit 80% turnout on the Tax-Eater side next November.
You’re right; they have to excite their base with nonsense because their base (like everyone else) is getting crushed by our unemployment and unreported inflation.