IOW they planned for how Limbaugh and his supporters would react before they ever launched this offensive.
And I assume that they have many more moves left.
And voters will react accordingly.
I think you are totally barking up the wrong tree. If the outcome of this 'rat fiasco is what they planned on, then it was a supremely stupid plan. And no there are no "more moves left," unless you mean the brute force of the government which would result in the biggest backfire in political history. Send in the thugs and do the otherwise impossible--make Rush Limbaugh a victim. Yeah, that'll work great with the independents.
Nope. Rush defeated the 'rat strategem with ease.