Chris Hayes raised a good point tonight

[herding cats]

4. That and the fact it was leaked and the lawsuit had been filed.

It wasn't going to be a hidden event until the next day like before. People were ready in Texas, Florida and Philadelphia to protest, video and make a massive media scene. That, coupled with the lawsuit which was filed that day, scared the freaking hell out of them and they aborted their plans. That discovery phase is causing a few sleepless nights, I promise you that.

It's all fun and games when you think you're a RW operative acting anonymously. It's an entire different affair when you're risking something like your day to day peace and lifestyle. Then they have skin in the game and it's not fun to exploit innocent people for political gains anymore.