It was also supposed to make what's left of their base feel good, but it's mostly making them have to deal with more & more uncomfortable confrontations.
By now the MAGAs were supposed to be sick of winning, but instead their investments are in the toilet & their children won't speak to them & they are just fucking hated. They are getting quieter & quieter & quieter, at least around here.
Minneapolis does not make them feel like winners. It makes them feel hated & unwanted.