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leftieNanner

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3. I would not be surprised if he has thought of doing this

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 02:07 PM

Jun 2020

But the elections are run by the states and he has no control over them.

When he loses in November, he will scream and wail and call fraud. Barr may even try to do something about it, but once the electors are chosen and they vote for Biden in the EC, there is nothing he can do. The inauguration will go on as scheduled and as of 12:01 on January 20, 2021, he will no longer be the POTUS. US Marshals will escort him out of OUR HOUSE for good.

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Because I am such a cynical soul: suppose iq45* tries to postpone or cancel the election? What does [View all] niyad Jun 2020 OP

That is beyond cynicism. SideStep Jun 2020 #1

funny, that's just what i thought about a Trump presidency in 2015 0rganism Jun 2020 #2

I'm not sure I understand this as a retort. SideStep Jun 2020 #6

Hmmmm. Welcome to DU. Question: were you paying any attention these last ten days?i niyad Jun 2020 #14

"If you had been, you might have seen what many of us did- a trial run." SideStep Jun 2020 #16

I would not be surprised if he has thought of doing this leftieNanner Jun 2020 #3

He has no constitutional authority to cancel the elections. They are state run. Lochloosa Jun 2020 #4

If I had a nickel for every DU thread that worries about Trump postponing/cancelling the election... onenote Jun 2020 #5

Your average Trappist monk is probably richer than Trump. Aristus Jun 2020 #7

I know. It gets pretty old and repetitive. Can these people simply dig up historical DU posts and SWBTATTReg Jun 2020 #10

there are things to worry about, but this isn't one Orangepeel Jun 2020 #8

I have heard it said... Cracklin Charlie Jun 2020 #9

no, IF there are no elections, zero are held Celerity Jun 2020 #17

Thank you. Cracklin Charlie Jun 2020 #18

A few weeks ago I wondered if Americans would have the guts to protest en masse during a pandemic fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 #11

I don't think you're cynical at all. If the Chauvin verdict, after the trial gets moved to a lily BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #12

He can't. Period. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #13

My governor, for one, will tell him to pound sand... Wounded Bear Jun 2020 #15