That's it in a nutshell. The right-wing is still chaffed that "Hunter Biden's laptop" didn't work that Swift Boat magic, and they're (a) emotionally stuck on it and (b) desperate to manipulate as much media as it takes to ensure it works next time. https://twitter.com/davekarpf/status/1599165345461596160
dave karpf (parody account) on Twitter
“The thing to understand about the Hunter Biden laptop story was that it was SUPPOSED to be the Trump campaign’s “October Surprise.” Mainstream media and social media were supposed to take the bait and focus on the appearance of scandal for the last weeks of the election. (1/x)”