Democrats are not even pretending. To say the effect on our politics is going to be wrong is
to understate the reality substantially. This is simply not sustainable. There will be a backlash, and it will range from ugly to really, really, really ugly. Personally, I prefer it just to be ugly. But what I want doesn't matter. What you want doesn't matter. What history teaches matters. And what history teaches is that this kind of nonsense can't go on forever. People are going to look. It can't be hidden, and it can only be lied about.