Okay, okay, enough with the rumors that Trump is going to suspend the elections and stay in office.  It doesn’t work that way.

First of all, states run elections, even the federal ones.  Some rightwing states could opt out but that doesn’t matter – it’s the number of votes, not the number of people who voted.

And secondly, he would not remain President. Here’s how it was explained to me:

His term ends January 20th and so does Pence, thank sweet Jesus.

All members of congress also lose their office, so there goes Nancy Pelosi.

Next comes senate. Fourth in line is the president pro tempore of the Senate, who is the senior-most member of the majority party. Currently that is Chuck Grassley.

But wait! 23 Republicans are up for election in 2020, and only 12 Dems are. If there is no election, all of their terms expire.

If 23 GOP senators lose their seats and only 12 Dems, that means a Democratic majority, so Patrick Leahy becomes the senior-most member of the majority party, and fourth in line.

I could live with that.

Thanks to everybody for the info.