Democrats put out lies/spin... in this case the problem was people in the party started to believe the lies...
It is worse than that, they are trapped by them. Had HRC won they would have been forgotten by now, all the false premises used to construct flawed narratives are now all they have, they are stuck with them and do not know how to escape, as admitting that it was all propaganda to garner support right out of Alinsky’s playbook is worse than sticking with the lies.