Today's Republicans are using a playbook perfected in Kern County, California - 40 years ago,

If the hearts of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris should stop beating, Kevin McCarthy will be President. Inasmuch as Kevin McCarthy came from Kern County, I wrote the history of The Lords of Bakersfield in a story here on Medium. In case anyone is interested, here's a link..

https://medium.com/@meraffey/the-lords-of-bakersfield-20ae716296c2

That's the long way of saying, I think you are more insightful than you think.