I think that, at least from my American perspective, there are two uncomfortable truths about national political figures:
1. They are the voice of a group of millions of people, and therefore a perception will exist that an attack on the politician is an attack on those people as well
2. Sure seems like a lot of them are compromised in some way, so any time one is targeted it will always seem selective in the moment
I don't know how much that intersects with what you're observing, and I don't really have easy answers.
Parasocial relationships via social media strikes again! You no longer need to start a cult, just get big enough on social media and have an army of "followers" (both in the literal and proverbial sense) that you can control and weaponize.
1. They are the voice of a group of millions of people, and therefore a perception will exist that an attack on the politician is an attack on those people as well 2. Sure seems like a lot of them are compromised in some way, so any time one is targeted it will always seem selective in the moment
I don't know how much that intersects with what you're observing, and I don't really have easy answers.