"IMHO, they never expected to lose the "real" election by such large margins and to have to cheat SO MUCH in 2020. It also seems that they believed they had an undefeatable, untrackable, multi-pronged election-rigging system. And, even if they were found out, they believed nothing would come of it because they had the legislative, executive and judicial branches under their control."

I guess that could explain it. Trump won too bigly and they had to go all in on election night, hence the media going into overdrive to run such ludicrous interference in collusion with big tech.