The reversal was the correct decision to make, and now we get to see 50 states implement 50 different versions of fuck-up-ed-ness to either mostly ban or mostly accept abortion (which, honestly, is the way it should be).
The whole leak thing, though, definitely was used to drum up a narrative from hell, and yes, that narrative probably did hurt Republicans in a few key races (on top of many other factors up to and including cheating). Clown op, though? And if it was, then why wasn't it prevented? How did it help the overall progression of things?
Getting the conversation out in the open, creating more fog, keeping those gears spinning in the back of people's minds; for what purpose would all that serve?