Trump and his circle are desperate: he must win this election by any means necessary, and he won't be encumbered by legality - never been, never will. We can expect truly anything, especially illegal. Same for his cabinet and advisers. The only question is how far the Senate GOP and the different Republican held swing states (+ SCOTUS) are willing to go to disregard the votes.

Scarily enough, there is no clear answer to this question at this point.

Luis: Trump might just be the necessary shock to prompt the US from the decrepitude of today into a modern democracy.

... or into a white minority ruled post-democracy failed state with a more or less open civil war. I agree this sounds extreme, but nearly enough for comfort.