The Coming Election Mayhem
News Source : The Atlantic
News Summary
- The U.S. election system is reaching a breaking point, writes Julian Zelizer.
- Zelizer imagines a scenario in which the GOP loses the House of Representatives in 2026.
- Donald Trump, the president of the United States, would step in to stop the counting of the votes.
- He would use the Insurrection Act and declare “martial law in Democrat-run cities.” Zelizer: If anything, when it comes to 2026, I worry more about the limits of my imagination than about the hazards of speculation.
Imagine for a moment that its late on Election Day, November 3, 2026. Republicans have kept their majority in the Senate, but too many House races are still uncalled to tell who has won that chamber. [+35625 chars]
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