“It’s not. They are going to cheat and rig it.”
And if they do, what can be the response? They’ll just dare anyone to protest and it’ll be J6 retribution/retaliation on steroids.... box cars and prison camps. And the sniveling, sneering, masked leftists will be wringing their hands with glee.
Protests definitely would not work—COINTELPRO tactics have made those a suicide mission.
Secession or submission—those will be the choices if they cheat this time.