re: #54 Hecuba’s daughter

During our dinner discussion tonight, one person suggested that if Trump were forced to drop out (e.g. because he was hit by lightning), then Nikki Haley would get the nomination and trounce Biden. Some of us don’t think that the GOP would ever nominate a woman of color but I know people who were fond of her (Republican lite who are not supporters of Trump). However, another topic of concern was what if Biden wins an overwhelming victory in the popular vote but loses the EC. What would the reaction be? Would there be violence? We know from Bush 43 behavior that Trump would see no reason to cooperate with Democrats; an election win is a win. But give the stakes here, I don’t know that the system can survive such a result. Of course, a Trump victory would end our system anyway.

Unlike what Trump would do in that situation, Biden and other Democratic leaders would concede the election to Trump. With no-one to rally resistors, Trump would be sworn in normally, though there could be large protest marches.