You can see it coming -- the Republican will be "selected" by the Court as the winner, and the Democrat will be "cheated" by being denied another round.
In a nutshell yes. This is just part of the harassment of conservatives campaign.
If conservatives win, try and make it look like they cheated in order to do so. Delegitimize, create a narrative reinforcing bad boy Republicans who cheat the Democrats out of elections all the time.
If you can’t beat them throw the last handful of mud you can at them.