The professional politicians of the Republican party were not close to siding with Trump. Will the Republican speaker (elected by the median house Republican) see higher expected value in supporting a coup or rejecting it? The party loses massive membership if they support, and gains defacto political power if they win. But Republicans just want to veto bills, so why transition to a populist regime. It will never be a good choice for the party.
The Republican House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, was on Fox News November 6 saying, “Donald Trump won this election, so everyone who’s listening: do not be quiet. Do not be silent about this. We cannot allow this to happen before our very eyes...Join together and let’s stop this.” He later signed onto an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit that, if successful, would have overturned the election in four states after the results were already certified. He then voted to reject certification of the election results in Arizona and Pennsylvania after the insurrection, along with most of his caucus.
The Republican House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, was on Fox News November 6 saying, “Donald Trump won this election, so everyone who’s listening: do not be quiet. Do not be silent about this. We cannot allow this to happen before our very eyes...Join together and let’s stop this.” He later signed onto an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit that, if successful, would have overturned the election in four states after the results were already certified. He then voted to reject certification of the election results in Arizona and Pennsylvania after the insurrection, along with most of his caucus.
Interesting, that’s a good point.