I was in an absolute “beggars can’t be choosers” situation. I saw she was running again in the 2018 election. I was happy to see she lost again, and hoped whoever made her materials had better luck than I did.
It sucks you went through a similar experience, and I’m not shocked they approached you again. Some people have trouble keeping track of who they’ve screwed over.
I’m leaning toward the idea the creative person wasn’t one of them because of how lame their attempts to be funny/insulting were. That, or the creative isn’t very… creative.