"Hey wife, I'm really really upset that the plot to execute that fucking traitor of a governor failed too. Here, let's have a glass of wine and have sex then talk about how soon Obama is gonna swing for Treason"
That's how I'd smooth things over with my wife anyways
Must suck being married to an idiot
Their operation is not nimble, anon
Especially not now, as they've been under attack and had huge segments of their power structure cut off and neutered.
Generating something like this takes a massive amount of planning: legal prepwork, political planning, financial support, prepping the media, etc.
It's akin to suddenly seeing an iceberg right in front of an aircraft carrier.
They realize it's a stupid move, but they were given no where near enough time to wave it off.