“They’ve done everything they can to stop Trump short of assassination,”
And I still believe they probably are considering that as an option.
A lot of them know that, given the crimes they have committed to stay in power, they will be in deep, deep trouble if they lose.
Hence...
I do too. I'd be astonished to learn they hadn't gamed it multiple times already. The question of whether their control of the media can act as a sufficient smoke screen has probably been settled in the negative; the question now is could they ride it out? After all, the American public has put up with an awful lot during this criminal administration. Why not this too?
That would be the very last option. I still think they will play the "Trump pushed these poison covid vaccines" card sometime in September, even if it means throwing big Pharma and Fauci under the bus.
Sometimes a leftie collaborator finds out that they were just a tool. And tools can be thrown away once they are no longer of use.