It's not an act. It is the symptom of desperation to get the job done before their window of opportunity closes prematurely. They think sloppy and therefore perform sloppy. Their disdain for ordinary people is so profound and their own understanding of reality so deficient, they don't understand that ordinary people are more perceptive than they are. But desperate people are beyond impatient and will take dire risks if they see they have no option---with a Trump movement breathing fire up their asses.