[zeugma]

But postponing them for little while .. until the powers that be consolidate their power might not be the same thing…. Their story could be that “we’re just doing this until the emergency is over”… and keep it on doing it until it’s advantageous for them to have them again.

If the election doesn't happen on schedule the Zombie Apocalypse starts. They know it. They'll retain their fig leaf to keep the people complacent, and believe that they continue to live in a "democracy".

[HammerT]

I wouldn’t be too sure about that – couple some skewed polls along with the right type of crisis and the Democratic National Communists could try to pull it off.

The would of course concurrently start attacking the right and claiming their win could mean the end of civilization…… oh wait… they’ve already done that.. never mind.