There's always the Biden Defense. Shoot a couple shells into the air and watch them run...
The worst case scenario is that the Dems take both the WH and Congress, both parts. God help us then. Most Republican Senators have forsaken Trump and are hoping that voters split their vote. This year, there are 24 GOP Senators and 11 Dem Senators up for reelection so it's an uphill battle. There are no Hawaii Senators up for reelection. The Dems need 3 more seats to take the majority. If they do and Trump wins, it will be a non-stop impeachment hearing for the foreseeable future.
If Ginsberg doesn't make it, how fast can McConnell push through another conservative Justice?
I'm curious what Trump would do from 11/4 to 1/21 if he did lose? The 20th Amendment says that the President's term ends on 1/21 regardless. If there's no election, then Pelosi automatically becomes President. God help us.
Nope. The Speaker only becomes president if there is a succession scenario, as in the President can't serve (death, health issues, etc), and Pence is also unable to serve.
If no Pres/VP team wins a majority of the electoral votes, then the Constitution says the House will select the President, and the Senate selects the VP. If there's no election (not sure why you'd even think that can happen short of a national emergency -- i.e. war or similar), then the House & Senate will do the voting on our behalf.
The House gives ONE vote to each state's delectation, so states like CA and NY would no longer have the lion's share of votes to cast. They would have the same power apiece as HI. If you look at a 2016 election map, Hillary won 20 states, and Trump won 30. When the weight of each state's voting power is equal, Trump wins the House vote in 2020.
The Constitution gives each senator a single vote, so 2 per state. Again, if the state results for 2016 carry over to 2020, Pence will win the Senate vote.
Basically, there is a fallback plan in the Constitution if the election fails to choose a winner. No "President Pelosi" scenario happens unless she and Schiff can remove Trump and Pence both from office via impeachment or "Jeffrey Epsteining" them.