I'm not denigrating it, I'm saying attributing this years rise to a republican from 50 years ago when the republicans who ran in 2020 have largely voiced opposi

I'm not denigrating it, I'm saying attributing this years rise to a republican from 50 years ago when the republicans who ran in 2020 have largely voiced opposition to it, is at best misleading - since if the GOP had won in 2020 it's perfectly likely this rise wouldn't have happened.