Some of it was pushed but a good large quantity of people joined in on it.

Then the game was mid, and those actions remain a permanent memory in their psyche. At some point or another a liberal is confronted with a trans person and they put up a pro trans front, but deep down that memory remains. It is a little black seed of guilt that grows roots and sprouts.

Do they all do the same next time? Much less likely. Many of them will pass, or consume with a negative attitude, leading to a pass later. That seed can not be removed.