It shows how small and insidious the power structure needs to be in order to produce a high level of corruption. The question now is what sort of blowback is coming.
This is how subverting a red state is done: get a few people in key positions to abuse their power in support of The Narrative. "Sheriff Holly Lindsey was appointed by the Shoshone County Commissioners as the County’s first female Sheriff just 6 months ago, after a recommendation from the Shoshone County Democrats." A school bus driver waves a flag in support of the kid and gets fired for it. Strings are pulled and the kid's job disappears. Phony threats are claimed with no evidence whatever and the kid is banned from his own graduation.
It shows how small and insidious the power structure needs to be in order to produce a high level of corruption. The question now is what sort of blowback is coming.