How about many of them laid down and took it because they have just as much blackmail on them as on the other side. There have been two choices in most elections for a long time. Their democrat or their republican were the choices.

You don't ever really lose an election when you own all the candidates. We saw the cast of clowns they lined up against Trump on the Republican primaries, and at one time or another their controlled media tried to sell every one of those sons of bitches. This is their tried and true method, but it didn't work.