Another thing L’Affaire d’Hawk(eye)s exposes, once again, is all the “paid protesters/supporters” accusations is all projection. They can’t fathom actual support or protest because all of their’s is paid for and choreographed.
If you want to really know how the outrage machine gets fired up:
1. Schmitt plans to drop “bombshell” on Smith
2. Someone plants story that Schmitt is a Vance VP contender to run same day
3. Right-wing Twittersphere gets talking points
4. Schmitt steps in it
5. Scheduled tweets go out anyway