I think a lot of people assume that when there is no obvious discrimination claim, the person asserting discrimination is a fraud. And when the plaintiff just finished a failed political campaign filled with lies and misrepresentation, that assumption gets reinforced.

Also, the end of the Senate race means people still have a lot of Citizens for Sanity fatigue. "KRASNER AND FETTERMAN HANDED OUT GUNS AT THE PRISON EXIT WAAAAHGGHHH"