Stan, what do you mean when you refer to "all that drama the D. party did to itself"? The "drama" was inherent in Beth's story, a young, Republican woman rejected by her party for standing up against Trump, the misogyny and racism she saw. When she announced a desire to switch parties, the general public reaction was, "good for her." 

Folks were surprised when they learned such switches have to be approved.A few ears ago, Mike Gabbard switched parties and Dems found we had no way to prevent it. So we built in a safeguard against bad faith actors, hostile to fundamental Democratic positions.

A SMALL group of Democrats organized to block acceptance of Beth's membership. Beth decided patience is a virtue and took extra time to win over as many Democratic networks as she could. The opposition collapsed.

To its credit, the OCC resisted the temptation to indulge in drama and rendered a decision consistent with the intent of the Rules. There was nothing "predetermined" about the decision.