That it shouldn't matter (with which I agree) doesn't change the fact that it does matter to people. Taking the teeth out of a threat that's largely posed by pu

That it shouldn't matter (with which I agree) doesn't change the fact that it does matter to people. Taking the teeth out of a threat that's largely posed by public opinion is vastly easier when you can convince said public that the source of the threat is of impeachable character or distract them with some flaw or misdeed; people will happily fill in "well, he's kind of a sleazeball, so to hell with him" from there.