Actually, the lower-level machine, bought and paid for in the DEM cities and states, is playing the exact role that is to be expected. Emphasis on bought and paid for, so blatantly that the world can see through it. The public outrage in Michigan is growing–this Anon was born and raised there, and can tell you firsthand that MI is TRUMP country.
The corruption at the city/state level thus PROVES THE POINT that the equal protection guaranteed under the Constitution is being denied based on the political affiliation of these localities. That makes the case(s) before SCOTUS all the more urgent and all the more compelling. Enjoy the drama.