>What isn't backed up by the source? The purpose of the mob?

Yes.

>Optically, if you're going to steal an election by changing which electors count, after putting your own electors in as replacements, then having a mob attack the capital demanding that you respond to some made-up conspiracy is a _lot_ better optics than just enacting the plan without any kind of justification.

You're justifying your speculation by saying it is plausible. That doesn't change that it's speculation.

It's fine for you to speculate. I was confused because you were mixing speculation with fact in the same sentence and providing a source.