The party in power expects the action to be popular with its base, so they do it just before the election and brag about it to voters.
Right after the election =
(a) Swamp rats want to delay an enforcement action in the hopes that the other guy will win and quietly drop the enforcement action so they and their swampy friends will skate.
OR
(b)The party in power is afraid the action will piss off it voting base. The best time time to do that is just after an election, so hopefully the voters will forgive or forget before the next election.
Why the fk are they waiting to do literally everything right before or after the election. What have you been doing other than investigating nooses
They're reminding the Communists running these companies that they will be left to hang if they don't meddle in the election.
Political Timing 101:
Right before the election =
The party in power expects the action to be popular with its base, so they do it just before the election and brag about it to voters.
Right after the election =
(a) Swamp rats want to delay an enforcement action in the hopes that the other guy will win and quietly drop the enforcement action so they and their swampy friends will skate.
OR
(b)The party in power is afraid the action will piss off it voting base. The best time time to do that is just after an election, so hopefully the voters will forgive or forget before the next election.