(Explanation from my FAQs)
Trump can’t.
Under the Constitution, only Congress can set the date of the presidential election, so if the date is postponed, Democrats have to agree.
Someone will ask. . .
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Also, under the Constitution, Trump and Pence’s terms end at noon on January 20, 2021.
If no election has been held by that point, the Speaker of the House assumes the powers of the presidency under the Presidential Succession Act.
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At any rate, that depends on the House rules, which can be changed at any time by the House.
States that do hold elections will be able to send their Representatives to Congress. That means states that don’t hold elections will not be represented in Congress. That’s a pretty good incentive to hold elections, right?
No presidential election?
Say Hello President Pelosi.
If you think a successful nationwide coup will keep Trump in the White House while he's mishandling a pandemic and crashing the economy you might need to step away from Twitter.
Now step back and consider what is happening.
Yesterday, the feds agreed to withdraw troops from Portland.
He realized the Portland thing wasn't helping his numbers. Barr's testimony didn't help him.
So what does he do?
If Trump were the all powerful Constitution-defying strongman, why do we have a Democratic House?
Trump doesn't give you a chance to realize he failed at something because the moment he fails, he creates a new crisis.
See my To Do list (link in my bio) if you haven't already.
Usually I blame keyboard gremlins, but in this case, it's very early in CA and I haven't even had my ☕️