“...The question is how did this even get legs to begin with?...”
Panic. Sheer lib/commie panic. They have NOTHING. Their candidates suck (a pun intended). They’re facing decades of communist overthrow planning about to be tossed down the drain. They’re ready to shed blood...lots of blood to prevent THAT from happening. We should oblige them....with theirs.
Amen
Stockpile and train against the day, and plan under the radar.