Great analysis!
You illustrated almost exactly how this thing is apparently going. Some mistakenly call it “Vetting” when in reality, it is more like “Eviscerating” if the truth was ever ever acknowledged.
Know what else? It occurs to me that with the “stick it in your ear!” mind-set of some posters, what would happen if a Presidential candidate were elected and operated the same way? With disregard and disdain for those with whom he/she disagrees, seeking neither the education nor the persuasion of others?
You know—operated over them, around them, under them, but not with them. Refusing to be President of all the nation, with a large number simply feeling ignored and unheard. How would the ignored feel? In what way would a positive national agenda ever get agreed upon, much less implemented?
Oh, wait . . . we have that already in Washington, and it doesn’t seem to please anyone (them or us). Of course, I forgot: “Get over it—WE won”.