Again I wonder what else should have been done. What, even, could be done about it. What, go out into public life to try to strike out as a politician yourself only to be branded a racist or have some crazy accuser say you raped them, ruining your life in the process? Even before that you'd need backing and if you went for the GOP, well, they're going to need you to shmooze with them to get in for that (ultimately making you beholden to them, defeating the point) unless you're independently wealthy, and not many people have Trump-level "fuck you" money.
That's before you even get to the fucking voter fraud.