As @ruthbenghiat explains in her book on Strongmen, autocrats and would-be autocrats tend to come to power when they have the backing of conservative "elites."
They tend to lose power when they lose the backing of the conservative elites.
They tend to lose power when they lose the backing of the conservative elites.
https://twitter.com/Pennykimball11/status/1422673468437405700
So just as these conservative elites are at least partly responsible for the fact that Trump came to power in the first place, it's also true that his coup failed because enough of them put on the breaks.
This was written by a Republican:
This was written by a Republican:
What I've noticed over the past 5-6 years is that different Republicans / conservatives have reached their limit at different points.
The Never-Trump conservatives jumped ship in 2016.
Others, not until after the Big Lie.
Others, not until after the insurrection.
Some. . .
The Never-Trump conservatives jumped ship in 2016.
Others, not until after the Big Lie.
Others, not until after the insurrection.
Some. . .
. . . seem to have no bottom at all, like @EliseStefanik and others.
Some seem to revel in seeing how low they can go and how much ugliness they are capable of.
Some seem to revel in seeing how low they can go and how much ugliness they are capable of.
Actually, I'd like to make a correction to an earlier tweet.
The coup failed PARTLY because enough of the conservative "elites" put on the breaks.
The rest of us play a part in all of this as well.
Biden won by enough of a majority that Trump had an uphill battle.
The coup failed PARTLY because enough of the conservative "elites" put on the breaks.
The rest of us play a part in all of this as well.
Biden won by enough of a majority that Trump had an uphill battle.
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