Along the lines of what you guys are talking about, what I find most interesting is that the conservatives who are upset about what he is doing, like the Murdochs, truly seem upset and afraid about it "making voters lose faith in democracy." Since they don't ever complain much about all kinds of other interference in the political process,  like money and other hijinks but especially including agitprop, I've tried to think about why that is. I really do think that they think they've riled people up to the point of revolution and warfare on the streets if those people now think the election has been stolen. After all, they have a global outlook, and know what that would mean about assets and their slice of the world. So the public seeing that the end game of all the agitation is fair is very important to them? Then they can proceed with more of selling another game. It's like: you really do want some things like Neilsen ratings to be fair and balanced!

Whereas these Mitch types are both more cynical about everything except that they have faith that their voters won't rise up and wreck the whole setup. They believe in the whole thing about Trump's fans not really taking him at his word but just enjoying the outrage show that he puts on. That the few really crazy nuts like the Comet pizza guy are the only ones who will act out, which does less damage than most mass shootings, so what the heck let Trump do this show for his fans for a while? Must admit that Mitch has never been much of a "where's the outrage?" kinda guy, nor someone like Susan Collins either (who has congratulated Biden but also says Trump has a right to do his challenge shtick) They just don't believe Americans will get so outraged as to "rise up", very cynical that way?

I should point out I have seen a number of the more syrupy nonpolitical believers in "the American experiment," like historians and Constitutional lawyers, have commented along the lines of the Murdochs, they are horrified at the supposed doubt in democracy that what Trump is doing will cause in fans and others who voted for him. Do the Mitch types think we are long past that point, or what? They certainly haven't expressed much interest one way or another about the high turnout as far as I've seen.