Much as I agree, these people went rabbitholing on Youtube. Well-designed “independent” (toxic) videos, properly targeted by Youtube & co (in exchange for some tax returns, maybe?) were an important part of their information, something that you can hardly blame on more … traditional sources.
Because, as an example, some very important services communicate solely through Xitter. Emergency alerts, fire depart, governmental bodies, etc. Do I despise that? Yes. Do I ask them to move? Yes. Are they? Hell no.
We should not underestimate Vance, but he lacks the TV personality trait that Reagan and Trump made so more popular, and Trump the cult deity that he is today. I don’t see that couch humper having the balls to go full MacBeth on his king of kings.
You know it, but it’s okay to take time to admit it.