To add to this, the far right that obtains power knows very well that intelligence, education and critical thinking in the public is a very good antidote to right wing thinking. This is why they attempt and succeed at destroying public education in many ways, as well as pushing anti-science propaganda and emphasize religious indoctrination. All tools to keep people dumb and easily manipulatable.
Or many republican voters do know about project 2025 and they like it.