If "everyone knows it," the establishment types wouldn't be having a collective cow and melting down on national TV.
Sure they would. Look how much attention this is garnering for the clown show. Look how enthralled everybody is. It’s reality TV. Soon your average republican will be begging for McCarthy, just so they don’t have to watch him die another day. Plus the 10% will have big time cred with maga folks, by doing nothing but stamping their feet.