"but I think people thought ‘Who cares, he’s supporting the right cause,’ ” says Tanya."

You've just described a lot of Trump/Republican voters as well, from the point of view, of well, many. For example, who cares if Trump lied about losing an election and instigated a riot, targeting his own VP for not breaking the law for him, gas prices were low under Trump (thanks to the pandemic lockdowns lol), and I like his tax cuts (thank Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell for winning their majorities and architecting the actual legislation... oh never mind, those are both two of some of the most hated "RINO's" in MAGA-world these days!), etc so what are some "mean Tweets" (ignoring of course objection to Trump's conduct and rhetoric is about a lot more than his juvenile Tweets). Who cares if Trump and Vance deliberately spread a malicious lie about Haitian immigrants murdering and eating beloved pets - it's just important they got the media finally talking about "immigration" (which, I guess if you avoid all mainstream media as a rule, you could be under the impression this is a never-before-been-reported-on topic, otherwise there have been lots and lots of in depth reporting about the trials and stresses of immigration/migration in various locations, including Springfield had a piece in NY Times several weeks before Vance's lies on Twitter about it).