They didn't care about him yesterday.
They won't care about him tomorrow.
I am reminded of something I kept hearing during the US Open: "You can’t win the tournament on the first day, but you can certainly lose it." They seem to be wanting to demonstrate it also works in politics.
Instead of everyone in the out-group being called "pagan", now you're called "reactionary".
Soooo... Marxism?
The fastest way to sink to evil is to convince yourself you're above it.