That is exactly how they planned it. The memo from Eastman laid it out in clear detail. Ghouliani had alternate electors already in place. Had the rioters, and Senators like Cruz and Hawley succeeded, it could have worked, and there are plenty of policy experts that will attest to that. The only thing that stopped it was Senators and Pence who refused to go along, and a few bureaucrats and staff resisting. Coups often fail on the first attempt, but on subsequent attempts they succeed. I don’t know where your two brain cells are located, but it doesn’t appear to be in the real world..