Here is an irony: What would Trump do to prevent a takeover by Democrats of the House and Senate?

[GetRidOfThem]

One Idea:

Huckabee-Sanders: "There was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, but intelligence sources confirm more and more that Russia did interfere with the election after all, and continues to try to interfere with future elections, both abroad and in the U.S."

Trump: "In fact, the threat of interference is now so strong that I, Donald Trump, feel it necessitates canceling the mid-term elections to preserve the integrity of the U.S. Government and electoral process. This means that the current Congress and Senate remains in power until fair and uninterfeved-with elections can be held again."

[annabanana]

1. a) Not irony and B) Not possible.. . . . n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Um no

[hedda_foil]

3. Possible.

[bearsfootball516]

4. No.

[Wednesdays]

5. There will still be elections

because they still need to have at least the illusion of democracy.

What happens during those elections is another matter.

[MichMary]

6. The first time I heard something like this

was in 2002 when we were certain that GWB would cancel the mid-terms. Thought in 2004 that he would cancel the presidential election. Again in 2006. Again in 2008.

Heard it from the RWNJ that President Obama was going to cancel the mid-terms in 2010. They were sure that he would cancel the presidential election in 2012. Again in 2014. Again in 2016.

The point is: IT DIDN'T HAPPEN, AND IT WON'T HAPPEN THIS YEAR.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. How?

Besides, if Trump were to actually admit that the Russians interfered with the elections in 2016- to the extent that he believed our only recourse is to cancel the 2018 elections (and possibly 2020 as well), they cast aspersions on his own legitimacy (which is shaky at best). They'd also call into question the Republicans' legitimacy as well. There's not an argument in the world that they could muster where foreign interference in an election is sufficient reason to shut down our democracy. As for recent historical references, there *was* some "loose talk" back among some pundits and politicians during George W. Bush's "reign of error" that we could be "one terrorist attack away" from the imposition of some kind of martial law and Rudy Guiliani made a brief grab to stay in office longer, immediately following 9/11

States handle elections also, so how would Trump be able to order them shutdown? His order would (presumably) be shot down in court so fast it'd make his head spin.

What I have been most afraid of with Trump in terms of voting and election was his "voter fraud" commission, which I felt was going to be much more dangerous in terms of figuring out ways to further their already pretty effective voter suppression/disenfranchisement methods.

[brooklynite]

8. "The Sky is Falling" conspiracy theory. Trashing.

[GetRidOfThem]

11. or humorous, outrageous musings... (did you get the "v" misspelling?)

[Vinca]

9. Have Vlad hack as many voting machines as he can.

[MineralMan]

10. The President has no authority to do that at all.

Simple.