Even Putin holds elections. He held elections in annexed Ukraine, too.
And holding elections at all keeps Trump’s rule somewhat stable. If we know we’ll get another election, “we can all vote a little harder to get him out”. If elections simply don’t happen anymore, then people may seek other means to remove Trump, like assassination.
Or just ignore the result. They might not be able to block every voting booth in the country, but they could easily block the newly elected Democrats being sworn in or even allowed inside the buildings. Then they start making laws without them. Who’s going to stop them?
not sure why you think that’s “foolproof” - he has no authority to do that, and it seems tantamount to a coup to stop elections without constitutional grounds
Isn’t the most foolproof method -and one that Trump has floated previously- just to not hold the elections?
Even Putin holds elections. He held elections in annexed Ukraine, too.
And holding elections at all keeps Trump’s rule somewhat stable. If we know we’ll get another election, “we can all vote a little harder to get him out”. If elections simply don’t happen anymore, then people may seek other means to remove Trump, like assassination.
Or just ignore the result. They might not be able to block every voting booth in the country, but they could easily block the newly elected Democrats being sworn in or even allowed inside the buildings. Then they start making laws without them. Who’s going to stop them?
not sure why you think that’s “foolproof” - he has no authority to do that, and it seems tantamount to a coup to stop elections without constitutional grounds
When has that stopped him?