Thank you for breaking this down -- this is all good stuff to think about.

It seems clear Trump has done a lot to fill the government with right-wingers and that this process would continue in his absence. There are enough of them (especially when you include the Supreme Court and red state governments) to keep control of the government. When you look around, you see plenty of crafty politicians, obsessed billionaires, and willing figureheads who are united in their goals and who have the combined power to achieve them. And MAGAworld and FOXworld would worship their savior's gospel to maintain the popular momentum. I wonder though if Musk might be tempted to try something, or if events could lead to a conspiracy against Trump by the right-wing powers that would be blamed on the left.