In general, the DS went all in on the election and COVID - and that exposes them far more than they care to be exposed. The more it stays in the headlines, the more it will shine a major spotlight on what happened.
That is too big of a risk.
So, the angle here is to create a controversy to distract. They aren't eating their own, they are actively trying to protect them. Better to be humiliated with a sex scandal than for the mask to be off and everyone notices.
Fully agree.
In general, the DS went all in on the election and COVID - and that exposes them far more than they care to be exposed. The more it stays in the headlines, the more it will shine a major spotlight on what happened.
That is too big of a risk.
So, the angle here is to create a controversy to distract. They aren't eating their own, they are actively trying to protect them. Better to be humiliated with a sex scandal than for the mask to be off and everyone notices.