IIRC I think one of the Chapos said that the Biden/Harris admin embracing "tough on immigration" policies looked to a casual observer like the Dems got caught doing what the Republicans are accusing them of (bringing in illegals to steal jobs and vote for the Dems) and are trying to backtrack in a panic. Why else would they be crying about Orange Hitler's policies in 2020 and then rushing to "close down the Southern Border if the Dem immigration bill is passed" in 2023?!

[–] BynarsAreOk@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago

They were betting on voters not having any memory beyond like 2 weeks ago, maybe 2 months at best. If they think everyone only cares about the current news cycle than consistency doesn't matter at all, its all about the appearance of caring about [insert random current issue here] while doing zero to actualy address it in the long term.

In general it is successful as political strategy most of the time as they can control the media in the first place etc...