Of course, for the last three years, we’ve seen that the clerisy — the credentialed, Ivy-Leagued, well-connected, self-important, Acela-corridor power-brokers of either party — weren’t willing to accede to the wishes of the voters without a fight.

This was evidenced by a pandemic outbreak of Trump Derangement Syndrome, with symptoms like Trump Trance and complete credulity for anything that promised to put power back into the hands of the people with nicely-creased trousers and well-fitting tuxedos.

There was a perfect example of this on Twitter recently, when Tom Nichols, Expert, and Greatest Living Authority, at least since Professor Irwin Corey died, tweeted…