Ok, so you answered you own question. Ivermectin would not even be in the conversation in the United States if cynical right wing partisans and right wing media apparatus were not keeping it there for short term political gain at the expense of peoples’ lives. So it’s important to forcefully address their misleading statements and innuendo about the drug.
Alternatively, if cynical right wing partisans and right wing media apparatus had not lached on to ivermectin, it is possible that it would be frequently used as part of treatment regimens, effective or not.