Wouldn’t that just make the Red states redder if the Blue people in the Red states were the ones that mostly got the shots and boosters? What are most Red states? 55-45 to 60-40? Doesn’t sound like a great strategy.
Re: 3 - you would think so.
But high intellect is not a strength of people dreaming up these sorts of conspiracy theories, so…
They really thought everyone would take it because of the mandates. They never conceived that so many would just say no.
I suppose theoretically they could eventually lessen the number of electoral votes a state has. But that's kind of a long shot.