At this point last year they hadn’t yet hoisted themselves on their own petard and lost the executive and legislative branches.
For as much as people talk about republicans foisting draconian voting restrictions (which they are indeed doing) and being poised to make big gains in the house in 2022 the republicans are still staring down the inevitable barrel of complete demographic collapse. Preemptively killing and otherwise enfeebling the few demographics that still vote for them hastens that demise, especially because it’s pointedly happening in states they control.