The Terrible, Very Bad, No Good, Awful Thing That Got Said On Twitter

I hesitate to draw attention to this stuff, but...

Mark Levin is one of the most popular radio hosts in the country. This isn't just about Trump. It's exposure to guys like Levin, day after day, that readied Republicans for Trump, and his autocratic impulses. The rot runs deep. https://t.co/R4ecEMhxog

— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) November 5, 2020

I mean, Ezra Klein is concerned!

This isn’t a bot or an anonymous MAGA troll, it’s one of the most popular voices in conservative infotainment calling for unprecedented direct defiance of democratic and judicial processes. Unhinged. https://t.co/ISXKVTwp7D

— David French (@DavidAFrench) November 5, 2020

So are David Corn and Aaron Rupar!

In other countries this is called a coup d'é·tat https://t.co/MfR5teuyVf

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 5, 2020

Although I think it's only a coup d'etat if it works; sort of like the old saw about treason: "Treason doth never prosper, what's the reason?/For if it prosper, none dare call it treason." Calling something "treason" pretty much ensures it isn't, in other words. Calling a silly and stupid statement a "coup d'etat"? Likewise. I mean, this one is not even within striking distance.

This is incorrect, caps or not. All states give the choice of electors to the people directly. You can't change the rules after the game has been played.

Only if a state has "failed to make a choice" can legislature take back the electors. A close margin is not a failure. https://t.co/bLinRkbvqd

— Jesse Wegman (@jessewegman) November 5, 2020

And even then, as I've noted before, the slate of electors that Congress listens to, per statute, is the one approved by the executive, not by the legislature.

None of this noise is even coming from Trump anymore (except by tweets Twitter is blocking).  It's family and staff.  No GOP office holder seems to be chiming in, not even the RNC.

The era of Trump is over.  Really.  You can all unclench now.