No, I think there is a very good argument that the Q-tips prevented righteous indignation at Sessions/Barrstool & allowed way too many people to sit on their hands “trusting the plan.”
There is even a good argument that it was disinfo all along.
“There is even a good argument that it was disinfo all along.”
Yes. Many of the kids running the LARP were Trump Fans, but the people feeding them disinformation were from the other side.
CIA disinfo guys: “Let’s Feed them unimportant semi-truths, with high scandal intrigue. Get them chasing their tails, looking like idiots when it doesn’t pan out. Maybe we can tell them, ‘The Midterms Are Safe,’ get 10% to stay home. Hell, why not?”