Fizzled

 NY Times: History Repeats Itself. First as Tragedy, Second as Farce, Then as God Knows What. By Gail Collins and Bret Stephens - Ms. Collins and Mr. Stephens are opinion columnists. They converse every week.

"I can’t say I’m surprised that the rally fizzled: Donald Trump wasn’t there to light a fire and Mike Pence wasn’t there to get burned by it. Plus, all of the arrests and guilty pleas from Jan. 6 are probably having a deterrent effect."