Context here: shooter was a PA resident, and PA has closed primaries (i.e. only registered party members can vote in their respective party's primaries; independents have no say whatsoever). In 2022, which was the only election the shooter participated in, there was a major drive by Democrats to get their people to change their party to Republican so they could "sabotage" the R. primary, which is how that extremist lunatic Doug Mastriano became the candidate for governor and promptly got annihilated in the general election against Josh Shapiro, because moderates in PA weren't willing to vote for a guy who identified as a Christian fundamentalist and dominionist and QAnon true believer.
Basically, political gayops. "Hi, I identify as a Republican, but Donald Trump is a racist, sexist, far-right Nazi and a threat to our democracy, wouldn't you agree?"
Registering with a party doesn't immediately change your political beliefs. I could register with the Communist Party tomorrow, but that wouldn't mean I suddenly agree with anything on their platform.
Speaking of, Trump's shooter and Nolan have an awful lot in common. Similar ages, similarly spergy, hell, they even both look rather dysgenic.
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In another, perhaps more cosmically hilarious timeline, Trump's shooting would have occurred at Dayton, Ohio, and all of a sudden Proctor would have received a late-night visit from glowies at his farmhouse in Ireland because they would be very interested in making sure the info on this thread never got out to the wider public.