It usually carries the implication the GOP would fix things. "Blue cities" and "you voted for this!" discourse imply that the GOP is actually good, if only you would just vote for them.
That's why I think GOP operatives astroturfed it. Like all good astroturf, it eventually picked up true believers that sustain the effort.
It's also astroturfed by the GOP, gotta keep those expectations at rock bottom.
It's more a reaction to the GOP being losers/the enemy.
It usually carries the implication the GOP would fix things. "Blue cities" and "you voted for this!" discourse imply that the GOP is actually good, if only you would just vote for them.
That's why I think GOP operatives astroturfed it. Like all good astroturf, it eventually picked up true believers that sustain the effort.