The prospects for drama were hanging thick in the cold Washington air Wednesday morning, as a large crowd gathered to show solidarity with President Trump and those members of the House and Senate who were preparing to object to the acceptance of electoral votes in an election they viewed as illegitimate. As rare as the circumstances were, an air of predictability had set in. Trump would fire up the crowd, which would then march to the Capitol. Inside, both chambers would hear the objections, which would prevail in neither chamber. The election of Joe Biden would be settled, however controversially,...