There is a third option, which is a right wing strategy im seeing more and more:

They cherry pick.

Basically when someone says the rest of the republicans are fine, they might mean there are a couple that are normal in isolation.

This tactic works the other way too. When they criticize the left, it’s the small, loud minority that are much easier to debate (with a cherry picked audience).

I have never, ever, heard a right wing person criticize or attack things like worker rights, consumer rights, or desiring equality. They know they can’t. They only pick battles they can win and extrapolate from that.