The interesting thing about the "They won't let that happen" people is that they were doing what they always do, counting on Progressives to hold the line, to protect what few rights and programs that keep people alive and sane that still exists, while simultaneously voting out the people they expect to protect their interests.
They know that Trump and his Trumpettes were gonna fuck up some shit, they just thought that someone was going to magically make sure it didn't get too bad. They fucking knew, maybe not the full MAGA cultists, but the "I'm voting for the economy" people, THEY KNEW, and now they are saying they didn't know, HOW?! I feel like I said this continuously for years to anyone who would listen, and I know you all have too.