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We've now made it to Step 4:

Post an MSM story favorable to said candidate or unfavorable in a manner supposedly attractive to conservatives.
Immediately put up a blizzard of preconstructed posts containing related links, talking points, and excerpts about all sorts of candidate related schtuffe. These posts are to be of sufficient length that they encompass as much as most people would ever want to read. The purpose is not to get them to read it but to use up space so that by the time anyone with a contrary opinion might post, it is too far down the page for most people to bother. This technique turns a discussion forum into an advertising page.
Offer warning posts to one's cohorts that the (insert candidate initial here) "bots" or some other epithet will soon be there. Gasp!
If someone does show up and post the obvious, stand ready with one of two responses: either a canned set of factoids similar to item 2, or outright insults, obliquely condescending slaps, and other niceties. You and shield are real pros with these CW.
If said "opponent" provides significant fact or content, ignore it completely. Instead ping said cohorts, especially those with lists of backers.
By this time, the thread is populated either with only diehards or somebody with a point to make for future reference (as I did here). Little did they know that I was also doing this to expose the pattern with this post. The thread descends into what might otherwise appear to be a flame war.
Repeat the process with similar postings with which to fill up the sidebar or make good an escape should they take too much of a beating on facts.

You put way to much thought into this. I worry about your sanity more than your motives for making up lists about posters. Your periodic call for others to be banned from FR is paranoia.

But if you need someone to talk to and keep you company, just keep posting and bumping the thread and someone else will eventually come along to comment about your efforts.