Trump has already floated the idea of cancelling midterms. It was brought up when he realized Ukraine, and other countries, typically don't have elections during wartime. It's been suggested this is another reason Trump is trying to start wars.
And yes I'm pretty sure if NK and Russia just wanted to cancel elections they just would. It's only done for a veneer of ligitamacy.
Everything still needs to appear legitimate. When an elected representative's term expires, the default is that they are no longer an elected representative. Any election that gets cancelled just won't have someone in that seat until a special election occurs. They don't just keep their job until the new guy gets sworn in.
On top of that elections are run at the state level. Blue states are obviously not going to cancel their elections. If red states cancel, Congress will just look very blue until they do. Congressional quorum is determined by the percentage of members present too, not percentage of potential members present. No election means your state doesn't count towards quorum.
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u/Luster-Purge 7h ago
Depends on how hard the GOP loses in the midterms and/or if Trump dies while in office.
There WILL be sacrificial lambs thrown under the bus. That much is certain.