Any answer blaming something on the "deep state" is delusional.
Actually, 'deep state' is an argument that allows them to stay stupid and lazy. It's dogmatic and makes zero sense. I love this one... 'The Deep State had the upper hand'. ROTFLFMAO!!! If their intention was to make Trump lose the election, they hardly had the upper hand. Which is why the conspiracy theory is so idiotic. If there was a Deep State as it exists in the imaginations of the Trumptards, Trump would not have won the election. There is a zero percent chance.