The progressives really shocked me when they backed off that one. Thought that was a typical progressive tyrannical done deal. I suspect your right.
Do a lot of work for my local Repub party in Maryland but my county is elite progressive central. (My neighbors all work for the Fed.) Still going to keep hoping.
I got into it with some mental midget liberal (redundant) running for Delegate in District 18. She flat out told me to move out of the state if I didn’t like the swill she was pushing