Desperate? no.
Their basic profile reveals they are vindictive, that "someone must pay", and the last person they will blame is themselves.In their anger, Garland will be their whipping boy.
Consider, that even with near control of the narrative, of mass media in print and broadcast and cable, of numerous social media platforms, they failed to retain power. The people would not buy their bullsh*t in sufficient numbers for them to retain control, so they are wrecking the store on the way out.