It does sound far-fetched when you explain it that way. There are a few things to untangle.
Consider the likelihood of something like this happening at all. Have they ever shown and publicly responded to letters in the past? But if it was a setup, then getting the letter is 100% likely.
Now consider whether they believed the letter was genuine. That's necessary, but not sufficient to post it with an online response. Steps were taken to make it look authentic.
Did the letter address one or more political objectives of theirs? This is where I think they could have been duped into falling for the fake letter. Could it even be true that there are moles working within the Harris campaign who were waiting for this letter so they could forward it to the right people an elicit a response?
I don't know the answer to these questions, but it's interesting, I think.
It does sound far-fetched when you explain it that way. There are a few things to untangle.
Consider the likelihood of something like this happening at all. Have they ever shown and publicly responded to letters in the past? But if it was a setup, then getting the letter is 100% likely.
Now consider whether they believed the letter was genuine. That's necessary, but not sufficient to post it with an online response. Steps were taken to make it look authentic.
Did the letter address one or more political objectives of theirs? This is where I think they could have been duped into falling for the fake letter. Could it even be true that there are moles working within the Harris campaign who were waiting for this letter so they could forward it to the right people an elicit a response?
I don't know the answer to these questions, but it's interesting, I think.