For a Never Trumper, watching the insurrection play out on January 6 was confusing. I was surprised by what was happening—and surprised that I was surprised.

The essence of the confusion was this: I did not expect to be this right.

Nick Catoggio is a staff writer at The Dispatch and is based in Texas. Prior to joining the company in 2022, he spent 16 years gradually alienating a populist readership at Hot Air. When Nick isn’t busy writing a daily newsletter on politics, he’s … probably planning the next day’s newsletter.

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For a Never Trumper, watching the insurrection play out on January 6 was confusing. I was surprised by what was happening—and surprised that I was surprised.

The essence of the confusion was this: I did not expect to be this right.

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