Polls suggest Joe Biden could storm to victory as he continues to boast a decent lead over President Trump. Mr Biden's polling average has remained above 50 percent since October 4, and the Democratic nominee has consistently polled at around ten points ahead. The Democrats have also pulled away in key swing states, although polls undercounted Mr Trump's support in 2016. The latest concern for the Republicans is Texas, as the Democrats close in on President Trump in a state that has been red since 1976. While Mr Biden will be growing increasingly confident of victory on November 3 – but Professor Stephen Burman tells Express.co.uk that it is "plausible" that Mr Pence could remarkably hand power to President Trump even if the Republicans lose.
Mr Biden's polling average has remained above 50 percent since October 4, and the Democratic nominee has consistently polled at around ten points ahead.
The Democrats have also pulled away in key swing states, although polls undercounted Mr Trump's support in 2016.
The latest concern for the Republicans is Texas, as the Democrats close in on President Trump in a state that has been red since 1976.
While Mr Biden will be growing increasingly confident of victory on November 3 – but Professor Stephen Burman tells Express.co.uk that it is "plausible" that Mr Pence could remarkably hand power to President Trump even if the Republicans lose.
While "unlikely", Mr Trump's recent rhetoric has created concern he could challenge the result and spark a constitutional crisis.
Prof Burman explained: "Donald Trump has teams of people who are challenging the validity of the polls and are looking for opportunities to cast doubt on their validity.
"They will claim almost certainly, if he loses, that many of the mail-in votes are invalid.”
Prof Burman highlights how a legal challenge over votes could create a scenario where the Republicans lose the election, but still hand themselves power.
He explained: "If they challenge this, it has to go to the courts. This could go to the Supreme Court within a month, although this is unlikely.
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"More likely, is that the legal cases go on and on, and when the Electoral College meets after the election, they usually agree to vote for the winner of that state from the election.
"But if nobody is declared the winner – and this could happen in a number of states – they are released from having to select a particular candidate.
"So if the Democrats win in a state, but it is still in dispute, then it falls to state legislators to choose representatives.
"Most of the state legislators are Republican, so they could give the election to Trump whatever the result of the election."
The situation could result in even more hostility however, as Prof Burman explained that governors in states could step in and challenge state legislators.
In this scenario, Vice President Mike Pence could controversially hand the Republicans victory.
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Prof Burman added: "However, some governors would claim it is their responsibility to select representatives in this scenario.
"If the courts haven't ruled by January, only one set of representatives can be selected.
"In this situation, the president of the Senate would decide. This is Mike Pence, and he would obviously choose the Republican candidates.
"All Trump has to do is set the wheels in motion, and he could win."
The expert from University of Sussex added that previous protests show just how hostile the situation could become.
Prof Burman added: "If it happens, you can imagine the chaos.
"If it were to go the other way and Biden was winning, you would see militias on the street not accepting it.
"Once you say the election is invalid, once you cast doubt, it opens the gates to serious conflict.
"It won't only be in the courts, it will be in the streets. We have seen right-wing militias on the streets, Black Lives Matter protestors on the streets.
"You can imagine there would be violence, guns, even deaths."
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