Originally a comment by Seth on He thinks the people would revolt.

As was obvious to anyone who’s been paying attention since Bush the Lesser’s misbegotten reign, Republicans rule as though divinely mandated despite (or, rather, because of) their having failed to secure a mandate, and they gin up their supporters to revolt whenever they don’t get their way.

People have already forgotten that Obama faced two organized, armed revolts during his tenure, instigated by the Bundy clan (klan?) and inspiring thousands of their fellow rubenicks to join them in spirit, and dozens in person. These revolts amounted to an insurrection that hasn’t been properly dealt with, especially given the wisdom of the juries involved.

The next Democratic administration, even (or especially) if elected by a historic majority and run by a member of a historic minority, is certain to see another armed revolt that will very likely evolve into an insurrection. Republicans have stoked the flames of it for my entire lifetime, and now that their avatar is a living wheel of melted cheddar who says all the quiet parts out loud, there will be nothing to stop him from making good on his threat.

It doesn’t take a majority to revolt and destroy a society. It just takes a few percent, and a leader willing and eager to inspire them. I daresay they have the numbers to do a great deal of physical and political damage, when their tangerine generalissimo gives them the watchword.